Severe hepatotoxicity associated with nevirapine use in HIV-infected subjects.
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Journal Article
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected South African patients (n=468) received blinded lamivudine or emtricitabine, stavudine, and either nevirapine or efavirenz (based on screening viral load). Baseline characteristics were analyzed in univariate and multivariate regression, to identify risk factors for hepatotoxicity (grade 3 or greater increase in serum aminotransferase levels). The occurrence of early hepatotoxicity was 17% in the nevirapine group and 0% in the efavirenz group and was balanced between the lamivudine and emtricitabine arms. Two subjects died of hepatic failure. Independent risk factors were body-mass index (BMI) <18.5, female sex, serum albumin level <35 g/L, mean corpuscular volume >85 fL, plasma HIV-1 RNA load <20,000 copies/mL, aspartate aminotransferase level <75 IU/L, and lactate dehydrogenase level <164 IU/L. The use of nevirapine in female patients with a low BMI should be discouraged.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Sanne, I; Mommeja-Marin, H; Hinkle, J; Bartlett, JA; Lederman, MM; Maartens, G; Wakeford, C; Shaw, A; Quinn, J; Gish, RG; Rousseau, F
Published Date
- March 15, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 191 / 6
Start / End Page
- 825 - 829
PubMed ID
- 15717255
Pubmed Central ID
- 15717255
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-1899
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1086/428093
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States