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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb 1;53(2):176–185. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c5c81f

Table 5.

Classes of Antiretrovirals, Specific Antiretroviral Drugs and Any Antiretroviral Drug Exposure by Trimester and Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies

Antiretrovirals Trimester of Exposure
Congenital anomalies [No.] Total number of women [No.] Women with LBs [No.] Prevalence * (95% CI)
1st Trimester [No. (%)] 2nd Trimester [No. (%)] 3rd Trimester [No. (%)]
Any PI
Yes 115 (11.6) 434 (43.6) 561 (56.4) 30 579 567 5.29 (3.40–7.18)
 No 880 (88.4) 561 (56.4) 434 (43.6) 30 416 407 7.37 (4.73–10.01)
Amprenavir
 Yes 2 (0.2) 2 (0.2) 2 (0.2) 0 3 3
 No 933 (99.8) 933 (99.8) 933 (99.8) 60 992 971
Atazanavir
 Yes 7 (0.7) 2 (0.2) 2 (0.2) 0 8 8
 No 988 (99.3) 933 (99.8) 933 (99.8) 60 987 966
Indinavir
 Yes 10 (1.0) 8 (0.8) 5 (0.5) 0 13 13
 No 985 (99.0) 987 (99.2) 990 (99.5) 60 982 961
Lopinavir
 Yes 21 (2.1) 46 (4.6) 72 (7.2) 5 74 74
 No 974 (97.9) 949 (95.4) 923 (92.8) 55 921 900
Nelfinavir
Yes 76 (7.6) 375 (37.7) 489 (49.2) 25 508 497 5.03 (3.06–7.00)
 No 919 (92.4) 620 (62.3) 506 (50.8) 35 487 477 7.34 (4.91–9.77)
Ritonavir
 Yes 22 (2.2) 46 (4.6) 72 (7.2) 5 74 74
 No 973 (97.8) 949 (95.4) 923 (92.8) 55 921 900
Saquinavir (hard gel)
 Yes 3 (0.3) 6 (0.6) 6 (0.6) 0 6 6
 No 992 (99.7) 989 (99.4) 989 (99.4) 60 989 968
Saquinavir (soft gel)
 Yes 2 (0.2) 4 (0.4) 6 (0.6) 0 7 6
 No 993 (99.8) 991 (99.6) 989 (99.4) 60 988 968
Any NRTI
Yes 248 (24.9) 769 (77.3) 978 (98.3) 59 987 967 6.10 (4.54–7.66)
 No 747 (75.1) 226 (22.7) 17 (1.7) 1 8 7 14.29 (0–42.3)
Abacavir
 Yes 21 (2.1) 18 (1.8) 22 (2.2) 3 32 31
 No 974 (97.9) 977 (98.2) 973 (97.8) 57 963 943
Stavudine
 Yes 58 (5.8) 51 (5.1) 44 (4.4) 5 81 78
 No 937 (94.2) 944 (94.9) 951 (95.6) 55 914 896
Zalcitabine
 Yes 2 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 0 0 2 2
 No 933 (99.8) 994 (99.9) 995 60 993 972
Didanosine
 Yes 33 (3.3) 37 (3.7) 31 (3.1) 4 52 51
 No 962 (96.7) 958 (96.3) 964 (96.9) 56 943 923
Tenofovir
 Yes 4 (0.4) 3 (0.3) 12 (1.2) 1 13 13
 No 991 (99.6) 992 (99.7) 983 (98.8) 59 982 961
Lamivudine
Yes 204 (20.5) 680 (68.3) 906 (91.1) 54 921 901 5.99 (4.39–7.59)
 No 791 (79.5) 315 (31.7) 89 (8.9) 6 74 73 8.2 (1.64–14.80)
Zidovudine
Yes 182 (18.3) 731 (73.5) 942 (94.7) 57 954 936 6.09 (4.51–7.67)
 No 813 (81.7) 264 (26.5) 53 (5.3) 3 41 38 7.89 (0–16.83)
Emtricitabine
 Yes 1 (0.1) 0 0 0 1 1
 No 994 (99.9) 995 995 60 994 973
Any NNRTI
Yes 130 (13.1) 278 (27.9) 350 (35.2) 32 407 398 8.04 (5.25–10.83)
 No 865 (86.9) 717 (72.1) 645 (64.8) 28 590 576 4.86 (3.06–6.66)
Efavirenz
 Yes 43 (4.3) 13 (1.3) 3 (0.3) 4 44 44
 No 952 (95.7) 982 (98.7) 992 (99.7) 56 951 930
Nevirapine
Yes 95 (9.5) 269 (27.0) 348 (35.0) 30 383 374 8.02 (5.15–10.89)
 No 900 (90.5) 726 (73.0) 647 (65.0) 30 612 606 4.95 (3.18–6.72)
Any ARV
Yes 249 (25.0) 779 (78.3) 988 (99.3) 59 988 968 6.10 (4.54–7.65)
 No 746 (75.0) 216 (21.7) 7 (0.7) 1 7 6 16.67 (0–49.33)
*

Prevalence rates calculated when ≥ 200 live born infants exposed in utero