Symptomatic Hyperlactatemia and Lactic Acidosis at Tygerberg Hospital: Incidence, Characteristics, Clinical Manifestations, Outcomes and Safety of AZT Substitution for D4T
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A high incidence of lactic acidosis and symptomatic hyperlactatemia in women receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Soweto, South Africa.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.498