Concentration-Dependent Antagonism and Culture Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Neesha Rockwood,
Jotam G. Pasipanodya,
Paolo Denti,
Frederick A. Sirgel,
Maia Lesosky,
Tawanda Gumbo,
Graeme Meintjes,
Helen McIlleron,
Robert J. Wilkinson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix158
Subject(s) - cmax , isoniazid , pyrazinamide , rifampicin , culture conversion , tuberculosis , medicine , pharmacology , pharmacodynamics , pharmacokinetics , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , sputum , pathology
There is scant evidence to support target drug exposures for optimal tuberculosis outcomes. We therefore assessed whether pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) parameters could predict 2-month culture conversion.
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