Tenofovir in Indian children.
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We describe our experience with tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy in seven HIV-infected children after failure of first line antiretroviral drugs, or due to adverse effects to other antiretrovirals. For follow-up period of average 3.4 years, none had adverse effects or failure of treatment, indicating that tenofovir has good renal and gastrointestinal safety profile in HIV-infected Indian children and adolescents.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 52 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015