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Potential association between chia seeds use and low atazanavir trough concentrations in an HIV-infected patient

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  1. Gestione Ambulatoriale Politerapie (GAP) Outpatient Clinic, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Dario Cattaneo & Cristina Gervasoni

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco University Hospital, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157, Milan, Italy

    Dario Cattaneo, Simone Pagano, Martina Beltrami & Cristina Gervasoni

  3. Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Valeria Micheli

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DC and CG supervised all the stages of the study and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. VM performed laboratory analyses and revised the draft manuscript. SP, MB took care of the patient and revised the draft manuscript.

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Correspondence to Cristina Gervasoni.

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Cattaneo, D., Pagano, S., Beltrami, M. et al. Potential association between chia seeds use and low atazanavir trough concentrations in an HIV-infected patient. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 79, 1145–1146 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-023-03524-1

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