Concomitant Treatment of Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C Virus in Coinfected Patients Using Serum Drug Concentration Monitoring.
Alex AshkinAfe AlexisMegan NinnemanRene Rico TresgalloDavid AshkinCharles A PeloquinPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
These cases illustrate concomitant use of LDV/SOF and rifabutin in patients with HCV/TB coinfection. Utilizing serum drug concentration monitoring to guide dosing, correction of transaminitis were achieved, which allowed the use rifamycin-containing TB therapy. These findings suggest that concomitant therapy of TB/HCV is possible, safe, and effective.
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