pubmed-article:19362996 | pubmed:abstractText | A hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) is associated with abacavir (ABC), a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Genetic association of ABC HSR with the presence of HLA-B*5701 has been demonstrated in PREDICT-1 study, showing a prevalence of 5.6% in HIV-infected population. However the prevalence of this allele in HIV-infected patients in Spain has not been established yet. | lld:pubmed |