Late efavirenz-induced ataxia and encephalopathy: a case series.

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Published in J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr on May 17, 2017

Authors

Ebrahim Variava1, Farai R Sigauke, Jennifer Norman, Modiehi Rakgokong, Petudzai Muchichwa, Andre Mochan, Gary Maartens, Neil A Martinson

Author Affiliations

1: *North West Department of Health, Klerksdorp Tshepong Hospital Complex, Matlosana, South Africa; †Department of Internal Medicine, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; ‡Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), SA MRC Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; §Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; ‖Department of Neurosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and ¶Center for TB Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

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