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ArticleMalaria journal2018

A survey on outcomes of accidental atovaquone-proguanil exposure in pregnancy.

Kathrine R Tan, Jessica K Fairley, Mengxi Wang, Julie R Gutman

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Article in Malaria journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Safety of atovaquone-proguanil during pregnancy.Journal of travel medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kathrine R TanMalaria Branch, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. MS A6, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. ktan@cdc.gov.
Jessica K FairleyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, 201 Dowman Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Mengxi WangDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Julie R GutmanMalaria Branch, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. MS A6, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
Center for Global Health · USEmory University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalaria chemoprophylaxis options in pregnancy are limited, and atovaquone-proguanil (AP) is not recommended because of insufficient safety evidence. An anonymous, internet-based survey was disseminated to describe outcomes of pregnancies accidentally exposed to AP. Outcomes of interest included miscarriage (defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks), stillbirth (defined as pregnancy loss at or after 20 weeks), preterm birth or live birth prior to 37 weeks, and the presence of congenital anomalies.

resultsA total of 487 women responded and reported on 822 pregnancies. Of the 807 pregnancies with information available on exposure and outcomes, 10 (1.2%) had atovaquone-proguanil exposure, all in the first trimester, and all resulted in term births with no birth defects.

conclusionsUse of an anti-malarial not recommended in pregnancy is likely to occur before the woman knows of her pregnancy. This study adds to the limited evidence of the safety of AP in pregnancy. Further study on use of AP in pregnancy should be a high priority, as an alternative option for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in non-immune travellers is urgently needed.

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Abnormalities, Drug-InducedAbortion, SpontaneousAdultAntimalarialsAtovaquoneChemopreventionChloroquineDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansLive BirthMefloquineMiddle AgedPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthAntimalarialsAtovaquoneatovaquone, proguanil drug combinationChloroquineDrug CombinationsMefloquineProguanilAtovaquone–proguanilMalariaPregnancyProphylaxis

Identifiers

PMID29764439
PMCPMC5952583
OpenAlexW2806871898

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