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Significant interaction of tacrolimus with ritonavir during allogeneic hematopoietic SCT in an HIV-infected patient

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Miceli, M., Cronin, S., Ayash, L. et al. Significant interaction of tacrolimus with ritonavir during allogeneic hematopoietic SCT in an HIV-infected patient. Bone Marrow Transplant 47, 1140–1142 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2011.230

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