n CME : Your SA Journal of CPD - Co-trimoxazole in HIV-exposed but uninfected infants may undermine benefits of breastfeeding - trial needed, say paediatricians : Aids brief

Abstract

Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis (CTXP) may not provide significant protection against bacterial infections in HIV-exposed but uninfected infants, and may even undermine the health benefits of breastfeeding, according to research from South Africa.