Suboptimal lopinavir exposure in infants on rifampicin treatment receiving double-dosed or semi-superboosted lopinavir/ritonavir: time for a change.
Tom G JacobsV MumbiroM ChitsamatangaN NamuziyaA PassanducaS Domínguez-RodríguezA TagarroK J NathooB NdunaA BallesterosL MadridH A MujuruC ChabalaW C BuckP RojoD M BurgerC MoraledaA Colbersnull nullPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2023)
Double-dosed or semi-superboosted LPV/r for infants aged 1-12 months receiving rifampicin resulted in substantial proportions of subtherapeutic LPV levels. There is an urgent need for data on alternative antiretroviral regimens in infants with HIV/TB co-infection, including twice-daily dolutegravir.