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A Calcagno1, C Pinnetti2, A De Nicolò1
1Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Abstract:
Abacavir is a widely used nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, for which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exposure has been previously assessed in twice-daily recipients. We studied abacavir CSF concentrations in 61 and nine HIV-positive patients taking abacavir once daily and twice daily, respectively. Patients on once-daily abacavir had higher plasma and CSF concentrations (96 vs. 22 ng ml-1 , P = 0.038 and 123 vs. 49 ng ml-1 , P = 0.038) but similar CSF-to-plasma ratios (0.8 vs. 0.5, P = 0.500). CSF abacavir concentrations were adequate in patients receiving once-daily treatment.
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