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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Suspected hypersensitivity is the main reason for the early discontinuation of abacavir. After the observation that the risk of hypersensitivity correlated with ethnicity, the presence of the HLA allele B5701 was found to be the strongest retrospective predictor of hypersensitivity. Two prospective cohorts have since demonstrated a significant reduction in abacavir hypersensitivity rates with the use of prospective human leukocyte antigen screening. We describe our experience of prospective HLA-B5701 testing and the impact on rates of abacavir hypersensitivity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1473-5571
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2533-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Prospective HLA-B*5701 screening and abacavir hypersensitivity: a single centre experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of GU/HIV Medicine, St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial