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Administration of efavirenz (600 mg/day) with rifampicin results in highly variable levels but excellent clinical outcomes in patients treated for tuberculosis and HIV.

TitleAdministration of efavirenz (600 mg/day) with rifampicin results in highly variable levels but excellent clinical outcomes in patients treated for tuberculosis and HIV.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsFriedland, Gerald, Saye Khoo, Christopher Jack, and Umesh Lalloo
JournalThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Volume58
Issue6
Pagination1299-302
Date Published2006 Dec
ISSN0305-7453
KeywordsAdult, Anti-HIV Agents, Antibiotics, Antitubercular, Benzoxazines, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Didanosine, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Lamivudine, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Oxazines, Rifampin, Treatment Outcome, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Viral Load
AbstractPharmacokinetic interactions between rifampicin and antiretroviral therapy (ART), including efavirenz, are problematic and need to be better defined to determine proper dose and to be correlated with short-term and long-term clinical outcomes.
DOI10.3109/00952990.2011.568081
Alternate JournalJ. Antimicrob. Chemother.

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