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Muhimbili University publishes research in HIV/AIDS

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 21st, 2010

According to recent research published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, "We assessed the effect Of prenatal and peripartum antibiotics on maternal morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected and uninfected women. A Multicenter trial was conducted at clinical sites in 4 Sub-Saharan African cities: Blantyre and Lilongwe, Malawi; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: and Lusaka, Zambia."

"A total of 1558 HIV-infected and 271 uninfected pregnant women who were eligible to receive both the prenatal and peripartum antibiotic/placebo regimens were enrolled. Pregnant women were interviewed at 20-24 weeks of gestation and a physical examination was performed....

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