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Table 2 Frequency of adverse events among the three groups.

From: Safety and tolerability of nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients receiving fluconazole for cryptococcal prophylaxis: a retrospective cohort study

Adverse events

Not receiving fluconazole

Receiving fluconazole

Pvalue

 

(n = 225)

400 mg/week (n = 392)

200 mg/day (n = 69)

 

Clinical hepatitis

2/225 (0.9%)

4/392 (1.0%)

0/69 (0%)

0.705

Elevated AST > 3 times from baseline

3/104 (2.9%)

5/188 (2.7%)

3/36 (8.3%)

0.192

Elevated ALT > 3 times from baseline

6/71 (8.5%)

7/95 (7.4%)

2/22 (9.1%)

0.938

Skin Rash

23/225 (10.2%)

27/392 (6.9%)

0/69 (0%)

0.016