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Ferric carboxymaltose versus standard-of-care oral iron to treat second-trimester anaemia in Malawian pregnant women: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Anaemia affects 46% of pregnancies in Africa; oral iron is recommended by WHO but uptake and adherence are suboptimal. We tested a single dose of a modern intravenous iron formulation, ferric carboxymaltose, for anaemia treatment in Malawian pregnant women. METHODS: In this open-label, i...

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Autores principales: Pasricha, Sant-Rayn, Mwangi, Martin N, Moya, Ernest, Ataide, Ricardo, Mzembe, Glory, Harding, Rebecca, Zinenani, Truwah, Larson, Leila M, Demir, Ayse Y, Nkhono, William, Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Simpson, Julie A, Clucas, Danielle, Stones, William, Braat, Sabine, Phiri, Kamija S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10193370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37088092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00278-7