A Visual Dosing Aid for First-line Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-poor Settings

The visual dosing aid (VDA) was developed to facilitate dosing calculations in response to children's; growth and weight during antiretroviral treatment. The theoretical accuracy of the VDA was assessed using anthropometric data from 55 children receiving care in the USA and 324 children in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2009-04, Vol.55 (2), p.135-137
Hauptverfasser:	Callens, Steven F. J., Westreich, Daniel, Kitetele, Faustin, Lusiama, Jean, Shabani, Nicole, Belhorn, Tom, Colebunders, Robert, Behets, Frieda, Van Rie, Annelies
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-HIV Agents - administration & dosage Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents antiretroviral treatment Antiviral agents Biological and medical sciences Body Surface Area Body Weight children Democratic Republic of the Congo Drug Administration Schedule Drug Dosage Calculations drug dosing Female General aspects HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV-1 - drug effects Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Poverty resource-poor setting Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	The visual dosing aid (VDA) was developed to facilitate dosing calculations in response to children's; growth and weight during antiretroviral treatment. The theoretical accuracy of the VDA was assessed using anthropometric data from 55 children receiving care in the USA and 324 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The VDA dose was similar to the WHO recommended dose. A potentially significant relative dosing difference of ≥20% occurred in
ISSN:	0142-6338 1465-3664
DOI:	10.1093/tropej/fmn095