Effects of long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation on lower genital tract infection – a double blind, randomised controlled trial in Burkina Faso

BACKGROUND: Provision of routine iron supplements to prevent anaemia could increase the risk for lower genital tract infections as virulence of some pathogens depends on iron availability. This trial in Burkina Faso assessed whether weekly periconceptional iron supplementation increased the risk of...

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Autores principales: Brabin, Loretta, Roberts, Stephen A., Gies, Sabine, Nelson, Andrew, Diallo, Salou, Stewart, Christopher J., Kazienga, Adama, Birtles, Julia, Ouedraogo, Sayouba, Claeys, Yves, Tinto, Halidou, d’Alessandro, Umberto, Faragher, E. Brian, Brabin, Bernard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0967-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0967-5

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