Earlier versus Later Start of Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Adults with Tuberculosis

When to initiate antiretroviral therapy in patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection and TB has been debated. In this study from Cambodia, giving antiretrovirals 2 weeks after the start of TB therapy was superior to therapy begun at 8 weeks, with a decrease in mortality. Tuberculosis is a major ca...

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Vydáno v:The New England journal of medicine Ročník 365; číslo 16; s. 1471 - 1481
Hlavní autoři: Blanc, François-Xavier, Sok, Thim, Laureillard, Didier, Borand, Laurence, Rekacewicz, Claire, Nerrienet, Eric, Madec, Yoann, Marcy, Olivier, Chan, Sarin, Prak, Narom, Kim, Chindamony, Lak, Khemarin Kim, Hak, Chanroeurn, Dim, Bunnet, Sin, Chhun Im, Sun, Sath, Guillard, Bertrand, Sar, Borann, Vong, Sirenda, Fernandez, Marcelo, Fox, Lawrence, Delfraissy, Jean-François, Goldfeld, Anne E
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 20.10.2011
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ISSN:0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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Shrnutí:When to initiate antiretroviral therapy in patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection and TB has been debated. In this study from Cambodia, giving antiretrovirals 2 weeks after the start of TB therapy was superior to therapy begun at 8 weeks, with a decrease in mortality. Tuberculosis is a major cause of death in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), especially in resource-limited settings. 1 , 2 Despite effective tuberculosis therapy, mortality is particularly high among patients with severe immunosuppression. 3 , 4 Although mortality among HIV-infected patients has been reported to be approximately 30% within the first 2 months of tuberculosis treatment if antiretroviral therapy (ART) is withheld, 5 the timing for starting ART in patients with tuberculosis has remained unclear. Arguments that support delayed initiation of ART include concern about the combined toxic effects of drugs, an increased risk of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), and . . .
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PMCID: PMC4879711
Investigators and members of the CAMELIA (Cambodian Early versus Late Introduction of Antiretrovirals) study team are listed in the Supplementary Appendix, available at NEJM.org.
The authors’ affiliations are listed in the Appendix.
Drs. Blanc and Sok contributed equally to this article.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1013911