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Title
Additional screening and treatment of malaria during pregnancy provides further protection against malaria and nonmalarial fevers during the first year of life
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Abstract
Background. Although consensus exists that malaria in pregnancy (MiP) increases the risk of malaria in infancy, and eventually nonmalarial fevers (NMFs), there is a lack of conclusive evidence of benefits of MiP preventive strategies in infants. Methods. In Burkina Faso, a birth cohort study was nested to a clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a community-based scheduled screening and treatment of malaria in combination with intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (CSST/IPTp-SP) to prevent placental malaria. Clinical episodes and asymptomatic infections were monitored over 1 year of follow-up to compare the effect of CSST/IPTp-SP and standard IPTp-SP on malaria and NMFs. Results. Infants born during low-transmission season from mothers receiving CSST/IPTp-SP had a 26% decreased risk of experiencing a first clinical episode (hazard ratio, 0.74 [95% confidence interval, 0.55-0.99]; P = .047). CSST/IPTp-SP interacted with birth season and gravidity to reduce the incidence of NMFs. No significant effects of CSST/IPTp-SP on the incidence of clinical episodes, parasite density, and Plasmodium falciparum infections were observed. Conclusions. Our findings indicate that CSST/IPTp-SP strategy may provide additional protection against both malaria and NMFs in infants during the first year of life, and suggest that malaria control interventions during pregnancy could have long-term benefits in infants.
Language
English
Source (journal)
The journal of infectious diseases. - Chicago, Ill.
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : 2018
ISSN
0022-1899
DOI
10.1093/INFDIS/JIY140
Volume/pages
217 :12 (2018) , p. 1967-1976
ISI
000434082000018
Pubmed ID
29659897
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
COSMIC: Community-based scheduled screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy for improved maternal and infant health: a cluster-randomized trial
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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