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Nutritional supplementation increases rifampin exposure among tuberculosis patients coinfected with HIV.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2014
Jeremiah Kidola, Denti Paolo, Chigutsa Emmanuel, Faurholt-Jepsen Daniel, PrayGod George, Range Nyagosya, Castel Sandra, Wiesner Lubbe, Hagen Christian Munch, Christiansen Michael, Changalucha John, McIlleron Helen, Friis Henrik, Andersen Aase Bengaard
Abstract excerpt
Nutritional supplementation to tuberculosis (TB) patients has been associated with increased weight and reduced mortality, but its effect on the pharmacokinetics of first-line anti-TB drugs is unknown. A cohort of 100 TB patients (58 men; median age, 35 [interquartile range {IQR}, 29 to 40] years, and median body mass index [BMI], 18.8 [17.3 to 19.9] kg/m(2)) were randomized to receive nutritional supplementation...
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