Influence of NAT2 Genotype and Maturation on Isoniazid Exposure in Low-Birth-Weight and Preterm Infants With or Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Exposure.
Agathe BérangerAdrie BekkerBelén P SolansMark F CottonMark MirochnickAvy ViolariJiajia WangMae CababasayLubbe WiesnerRenee BrowningJack MoyeEdmund V CapparelliRadojka M SavicPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
In LBW/preterm infants, INH dosing needs frequent adjustment to account for growth and maturation. Pharmacogenetics-based dosing regimens is the most powerful approach to deliver safe and equalized exposures for all infants, because NAT2 genotype highly impacts INH pharmacokinetic variability.