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. 2024 Dec 10;21(12):e1004498.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004498. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Protecting the most vulnerable: The urgent need to include HIV-exposed children in malaria chemoprevention strategies

Raquel González  1   2   3   4 , Tacilta Nhampossa  2   5 , Antía Figueroa-Romero  1   3 , André-Marie Tchouatieu  6 , Christine Manyando  7 , Clara Menendez  1   2   3
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Protecting the most vulnerable: The urgent need to include HIV-exposed children in malaria chemoprevention strategies

Raquel González et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Raquel González and colleagues discuss the drugs available to HIV-exposed children to prevent malaria infection and the urgent need to evaluate alternative agents.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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