Symptomatic Hyperlactatemia Associated with Nucleoside Analogue Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitor Use in HIV-Infected Patients: A Report of 24 Cases in a Resource-Limited Setting (Uganda)

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dc.contributor.authorMwebaze Songa, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorCastelnuovo, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorBirabwa Mugasha, Estella
dc.contributor.authorOcama, Ponsiano
dc.contributor.authorKambugu, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-01T21:03:10Z
dc.date.available2022-05-01T21:03:10Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWe describe 24 Ugandan patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection who developed symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with the use of nucleoside analogues. All patients were receiving combination therapy that contained stavudine. The median serum lactate level was 6.6 mmol/L. All patients had their antiretroviral treatment regimen discontinued. Hospital admission was required for 5 patients. Five patients died.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSonga, P. M., Castelnuovo, B., Mugasha, E. B., Ocama, P., & Kambugu, A. (2007). Symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor use in HIV-infected patients: a report of 24 cases in a resource-limited setting (Uganda). Clinical infectious diseases, 45(4), 514-517. DOI: 10.1086/520023en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1086/520023
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3099
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherClinical infectious diseasesen_US
dc.subjectSymptomatic Hyperlactatemiaen_US
dc.subjectNucleoside Analogue Reverse-Transcriptaseen_US
dc.subjectHIV-Infected Patientsen_US
dc.titleSymptomatic Hyperlactatemia Associated with Nucleoside Analogue Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitor Use in HIV-Infected Patients: A Report of 24 Cases in a Resource-Limited Setting (Uganda)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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