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Suboptimal exposure to anti-TB drugs in a TBM/HIV+ population is not related to anti-retroviral therapy.

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A placebo-controlled trial that compares the outcomes of immediate versus deferred initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV+ve Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) patients was conducted in Vietnam in 2011. Here, the pharmacokinetics of Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol were investigated in the presence and absence of anti-HIV treatment in 85 patients. Pharmacokinetic analyses show that HIV therapy has no significant impact upon the pharmacokinetics of TB drugs in this cohort. The...

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10.1002/cpt.646

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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Publisher:
Wiley Publisher's website
Journal:
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Journal website
Volume:
103
Pages:
449–457
Publication date:
2017-02-01
Acceptance date:
2017-01-29
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pubs:682313
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uuid:636857d0-dc52-476b-9677-9bc4af844d9a
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pubs:682313
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682313
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2017-02-28

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