Kauf, Teresa; Farkouh, Raymond; Earnshaw, Stephanie; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 28 (2010) 11, pp. 1025-1039
<Emphasis Type="Bold">Background: Abacavir sulfate (abacavir) is associated with a hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) that affects 5–8% of patients. While serious complications are rare, failure to identify it, or abacavir re-challenge following HSR, can be fatal. Genetic screening for HLA-B*5701 can identify patients...</emphasis>