Low frequency of hypersensitivity reactions to abacavir in HIV infected patients in a referral center in Bahia, Brazil
Abacavir can cause a multi-systemic hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) in 5–8% of the patients, which is related to HLA-B*57-01 allele. In Brazil, the HLA-B*57-01 screening test became available only in March 2018, several years after abacavir was in use. In this retrospective study we reviewed medical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867019300613 |