Key Principles and Recommended Regimens for First-line Antiretroviral Therapy
Summary
- Treatment with abacavir may lead to a potentially life-threatening HSR
- HSR occurs in 5% to 8% of patients treated with abacavir[FDA Abacavir]
- Risk for HSR is strongly linked to the presence of the HLA-B*5701 allele[Mallal 2008]
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