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Early antituberculosis drug exposure in hospitalized patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis.

Charlotte SchutzMaxwell ChirehwaDavid BarrAmy WardSaskia JanssenRosie BurtonRobert J WilkinsonMuki SheyLubbe WiesnerPaolo DentiHelen McIlleronGary MaartensGraeme Meintjes
Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)
Mortality in hospitalized HIV-TB patients was high. Early anti-TB drug exposure was similar to outpatients and not lower in inpatients who died. Rifampicin and isoniazid Cmax were suboptimal in 61% and 39% of inpatients and rifampicin exposure was higher in patients with high lactate. Treatment strategies need to be optimized to improve survival.
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