1. Nelfinavir and nevirapine side effects during pregnancy
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Margriet E. E. Schneider, Jeanine F. Nellen, Jeanne P. Dieleman, Herman G. Sprenger, Frank de Wolf, Marchina E. van der Ende, Kees Boer, Mieke H. Godfried, Claire Tempelman, Sarah Timmermans, General Internal Medicine, AII - Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Infectious diseases, Other departments, Other Research, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Informatics, and Internal Medicine
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Adult ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Nevirapine ,Immunology ,HIV Infections ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,Pregnancy ,immune system diseases ,Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,Humans ,Pregnancy Complications, Infectious ,Adverse effect ,Netherlands ,Nelfinavir ,business.industry ,virus diseases ,Nausea ,HIV Protease Inhibitors ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,CD4 Lymphocyte Count ,Regimen ,Infectious Diseases ,Tolerability ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Case-Control Studies ,Hyperglycemia ,Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ,Female ,Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury ,business ,Viral load ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background: The risk of vertical transmission of HIV has been substantially reduced since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); however, the impact of taking HAART during pregnancy on the woman, the fetus and the infant is not yet understood. Objective: To assess and compare tolerability, safety and efficacy of nelfinavir- or nevirapine-containing HAART in a cohort of pregnant and non-pregnant HIV-infected women in the Netherlands. Design: Retrospective comparative study. Methods: In 15 centres specializing in HIV in the Netherlands, data on patient characteristics, HAART, adverse events, viral load response, mode of delivery and HIV status of the neonate were obtained from medical records of HIV-infected pregnant women who received HAART during pregnancy between January 1997 and June 2003. These data were compared with a control group of HIV-infected non-pregnant women that was obtained from the Dutch HIV-monitoring foundation database. Results: Data from 186 pregnant and 186 non-pregnant HIV-infected women using a nelfinavir- or nevirapine-containing regimen were analysed. The pregnant women were younger, used a nelfinavir containing regimen more often, had higher CD4 cell counts and lower HIV RNA levels. Nelfinavir-related gastrointestinal symptoms (P
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- 2005