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. 2011 Mar 29;8(3):e1001015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001015

Table 5. Maternal SAEs during intervention period (enrollment to 9 mo post partum), number resulting in ARV substitution, and proportion of women initiated on ARV who required substitution.

Serious Adverse Event Total n Women with SAE (n = 522) Number of Women Requiring an ARV Substitution for Each SAE/Illnessa Number of Maternal ARV Substituted (%)
NVP (n = 310) ZDV (n = 522) NFV (n = 212)
Potentially ARV-related Neutropenia 36 5 0 4 (0.8%) 1 (0.5%)
Anemia 31 14 0 14 (2.7%) 0
Anemia and neutropenia 9 3 0 3 (0.6%) 0
Hepatotoxicityb 27 17 15 (4.8%) 2 (0.4%) 0
Rash 10 8 8 (2.6%) 0 0
Hepatotoxicity and rashc 6 6 6 (1.9%) 2 (0.4%) 0
Illness requiring ARV change TB treatmentd 13 10 10 (3.2%) 1 (0.2%) 0
DVT treatment 2 2 2 (0.6%) 0 0
Hyperbilirubinemia 2 1 1 (0.3%) 0 0
Other SAEs Malaria 23 0
Pneumonia 7 0
Death 6 0
Gastroenteritis 3 0
Other 19 0 0 0 0
Total 194 66 42 (13.5%) 26 (5%) 1 (0.5%)
a

Each participant only reported once for primary reason for ARV substitution between enrollment and 9-mo post partum.

b

Includes one participant where SAE attributed to ZDV, but stopped all ARVs.

c

Includes two participants who stopped both NVP and ZDV.

d

Includes one participant who stopped both NVP and ZDV.

DVT, deep venous thrombosis.