Paradoxically elevated efavirenz concentrations in HIV/tuberculosis- coinfected patients with CYP2B6 516TT genotype on rifampin-containing antituberculous therapy

AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 388-390

  Kwara, Awewura ^a,b   Lartey, Margaret ^c   Sagoe, Kwamena W ^c   Court, Michael H ^d  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 2B6; EFAVIRENZ; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79551594988     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283427e05     Document Type: Article

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