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. 2013;8(4):e58817.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058817. Epub 2013 Apr 3.

Serious treatment related adverse drug reactions amongst anti-retroviral naïve MDR-TB patients

Martha Van der Walt  1 , Johanna Lancaster, Ronel Odendaal, Jeanne Garcia Davis, Karen Shean, Jason Farley
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Serious treatment related adverse drug reactions amongst anti-retroviral naïve MDR-TB patients

Martha Van der Walt et al. PLoS One. 2013.

Abstract

Background: Globally treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remain poor and this is compounded by high drug toxicity. Little is known about the influence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) on treatment outcomes in South Africa.

Methods: We evaluated the impact of severe ADRs among a prospective cohort of MDR-TB patients in South Africa (2000-2004). The HIV-infected study participants were anti-retroviral naïve.

Results: Of 2,079 patients enrolled, 1,390 (66.8%) were included in this analysis based on known HIV test results (39.1% HIV-infected). At least one severe ADR was reported in 83 (6.9%) patients with ototoxicity being the most frequent ADR experienced (38.9%).

Conclusions: We found that being HIV-infected but antiretroviral naïve did not increase occurrence of SADRs in patients on second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. Early screening and proactive management of ADRs in this patient population is essential, especially given the rollout of decentralized care and the potential for overlapping toxicity of concomitant MDR-TB and HIV treatment.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Study plan stratified by HIV status.
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