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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 14.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2015 Jan 14;29(2):183–191. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000531

Table 3.

Adverse events among women and live-born infants

Efavirenz n (%) Lopinavir/ritonavir n (%) p
Pregnant women N = 195 N = 194
Any grade 1 or 2 adverse event 177 (90.8) 182 (93.8) 0.26
 Diarrhea 18 (9.2) 43 (22.2) <0.001
 Nausea/vomiting 29 (14.9) 53 (27.3) 0.003
Any grade 3 or 4 adverse event 12 (6.2) 8 (4.1) 0.36
 Anemia 5 (2.6) 3 (1.6) 0.72
 Neutropenia 3 (1.5) 2 (1.0) 1.00
Non-obstetrical hospitalization 7 (3.6) 8 (4.1) 0.78
Death 0 0 N/A
Postpartum women N = 187 N = 190
Any grade 1 or 2 adverse event 179 (95.7) 187 (98.4) 0.12
 Diarrhea 54 (28.9) 74 (39.0) 0.04
 Nausea/vomiting 20 (10.7) 34 (17.9) <0.05
Any grade 3 or 4 adverse event 32 (17.1) 36 (19.0) 0.64
 Anemia 4 (2.1) 6 (3.2) 0.75
 Neutropenia 24 (12.8) 27 (14.2) 0.70
Non-obstetrical hospitalization 5 (2.7) 1 (0.5) 0.12
Death 0 1 1.00
Live-born infants N = 183 N = 191
Any grade 1 or 2 adverse event 176 (96.2) 179 (93.7) 0.28
Any grade 3 or 4 adverse event 40 (21.9) 51 (26.7) 0.28
 Anemia 19 (10.4) 32 (16.8) 0.07
 Neutropenia 17 (9.3) 14 (7.3) 0.49
Hospitalization 5 (2.7) 6 (3.1) 0.81
Death 5 (2.7) 12 (6.3) 0.10