A Public Health Paradox: The Women Most Vulnerable to Malaria Are the Least Protected
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Raquel Gonzalez and colleagues highlight an urgent need to evaluate antimalarials that can be safely administered to HIV-infected pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis.
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