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Volume 25, Number 1—January 2019
CME ACTIVITY - Research

Prescription of Antibacterial Drugs for HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Infants, Malawi, 2004–2010

Alexander C. EwingComments to Author , Nicole L. Davis, Dumbani Kayira, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Charles van der Horst, Denise J. Jamieson, Athena P. Kourtis, and for the BreastfeedingAntiretrovirals and Nutrition study team
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A.C. Ewing, N.L. Davis, D.J. Jamieson, A.P. Kourtis); University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi (D. Kayira); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (M.C. Hosseinipour, C. van der Horst)

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Table 4

Antibacterial prescriptions and person-time of follow-up for HIV-exposed, uninfected infants in the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals and Nutrition study, Malawi, 2004–2010*

Variable
Overall
Before CPT
After CPT
p values†
Total no.
Per person
Per infant-month
Total no.
Per person
Per infant-month
Total no.
Per person
Per infant-month
Per person
Per person-month
No.
2,152



692



1,460





Median follow-up time, d
600,562
336 (255–340)


187,865
337 (226–343)


412,697
336 (294–339)


0.09

Prescriptions, total 5,107 2 (1–3) 0.2 (0.1–0.3) 2,269 3 (1–5) 0.3 (0.2–0.5) 28,38 2 (1–3) 0.2 (0.1–0.3) <0.0001 <0.0001
For respiratory infections 3,437 1 (0–2) 0.1 (0–0.2) 1481 2 (1–3) 0.2 (0.1–0.3) 1956 1 (0–2) 0.1 (0.0–0.2) <0.0001 <0.0001
For other infections 1,670 0 (0–1) 0 (0–0.1) 788 1 (0–2) 0.1 (0–0.2) 882 0 (0–1) 0.0 (0.0–0.1) <0.0001 <0.0001

*Overall and according to baseline visit timing relative to CPT guideline implementation (June, 2006). Values are range (IQR) except as indicated. CPT, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis; IQR, interquartile range.
†p values based on Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables.

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1Team members are listed at the end of this article.

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