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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cressey TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5106325 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 20161201 12
HIV protease inhibitor use in pediatrics is challenging due to the poor palatability and/or toxicity of concomitant low-dose ritonavir. Atazanavir without ritonavir (unboosted) is not recommended for patients with prior virologic failure, a common problem for perinatally-infected adolescents. Atazanavir 400 mg once-daily provided suboptimal exposure. Higher unboosted doses or splitting the daily dose to twice-daily warrants investigation in this treatment-experienced population. ...[more]