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Rosebush JC, Best BM, Chadwick EG, Butler K, Moye J, Smith E, Bradford S, Reding CA, Mathiba SR, Hanley S, Aziz M, Homans J, Acosta EP, Murtaugh W, Vourvahis M, Mcfadyen L, Hayward K, Mirochnick M, Samson P. Pharmacokinetics and safety of maraviroc in neonates. AIDS 2021; 35:419-427. [PMID: 33252481 PMCID: PMC7856036 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and pharmacokinetics of maraviroc administered with standard antiretroviral prophylaxis to HIV-1 exposed infants and to determine the appropriate dose of maraviroc during the first 6 weeks of life. DESIGN A phase I, multicentre, open-label study enrolling two sequential cohorts. METHODS IMPAACT 2007 participants enrolled by day 3 of life and were stratified by exposure to maternal efavirenz. Cohort 1 participants received two single 8 mg/kg maraviroc doses 1 week apart with pharmacokinetic sampling after each dose. Cohort 2 participants received 8 mg/kg maraviroc twice daily through 6 weeks of life with pharmacokinetic sampling at weeks 1 and 4. Maraviroc exposure target was Cavg at least 75 ng/ml. Laboratory and clinical evaluations assessed safety. RESULTS Fifteen Cohort 1 and 32 Cohort 2 HIV-exposed neonates were enrolled (median gestational age 39 weeks, 51% male). All 13 evaluable Cohort 1 infants met the pharmacokinetic target. Median exposure for the 25 evaluable Cohort 2 infants met the pharmacokinetic target but variability was high, with 17-33% of infants below target at Weeks 1 and 4. Pharmacokinetic target achievement was similar between efavirenz exposure strata. No Grade 3+ toxicities, early study or treatment discontinuations due to maraviroc occurred. CONCLUSION Median maraviroc exposure met the Cavg target in neonates receiving 8 mg/kg twice daily, although exposures were variable. Maternal efavirenz use did not impact maraviroc exposure and no discontinuations were due to maraviroc toxicity/intolerance. No infants acquired HIV-1 infection during follow-up. Maraviroc 8 mg/kg twice daily appears well tolerated during the first 6 weeks of life.
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda
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- Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, Maryland
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- Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation, Inc., Amherst, New York, USA
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme in South Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- IMPAACT Laboratory Center, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Pfizer Global Research and Development, New York, New York, USA
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- Pharmacometrics, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich, UK
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- ViiV HealthCare, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation, Inc., Amherst, New York, USA
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Safety of combination antiretroviral prophylaxis in high-risk HIV-exposed newborns: a retrospective review of the Canadian experience. J Int AIDS Soc 2016; 19:20520. [PMID: 26880241 PMCID: PMC4753845 DOI: 10.7448/ias.19.1.20520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction The optimal management of infants born to HIV-positive mothers who are untreated or have detectable viral load prior to delivery remains controversial. Despite the increasing use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) of neonates at high risk of HIV infection, there is little safety and pharmacokinetic data to support this approach. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of cART for PEP in HIV-exposed neonates. Methods Retrospective study on 148 cART and 145 Zidovudine (ZDV) monotherapy-exposed infants identified from four Canadian centres where cART for PEP has routinely been prescribed in high-risk situations. Physician-reported adverse events and clinical outcomes were extracted by chart review. Haematological and growth parameters at birth, one and six months of age were compared between cART and ZDV-exposed infants using multivariate mixed effects modelling. Results Non-specific signs and symptoms were reported in 10.2% of cART recipients versus none of the ZDV recipients. Treatment was discontinued prematurely in 9.5% of cART recipients versus 2.1% of ZDV recipients (p=0.01). In the multivariate model, cART recipients had lower mean haemoglobin (decrease of 2.07 g/L) over the 6-month period compared with ZDV recipients (p=0.04), but no effect was seen on absolute neutrophil count. cART recipients had lower weight and smaller head circumference at birth and one month of age compared with ZDV-exposed infants; these differences were no longer significant at six months of age. Conclusions cART administered at treatment doses for PEP in neonates was generally well tolerated, though a higher incidence of non-specific signs and symptoms and early treatment discontinuation occurred among cART recipients.
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Enioutina EY, Constance JE, Stockmann C, Linakis MW, Yu T, Rower JE, Balch AH, Sherwin CM. Pharmacokinetic considerations in the use of antivirals in neonates. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2015; 11:1861-78. [PMID: 26535960 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2015.1108963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Neonatal patients, because of the inability of their immune system to properly respond to microbial challenge, are highly susceptible to viral infections. Immunoglobulins, monoclonal antibody and antiviral drugs are used for prophylaxis and treatment of viral diseases in neonates. Neonates and, especially, preterm infants differ in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion from adults and older children. AREAS COVERED This review will evaluate deficiencies of neonatal immune responses to microbial challenge that predispose newborns to viral infections, clinical manifestations and the treatment of viral diseases in neonates. We focus on published studies describing antiviral drug pharmacokinetics in neonates and make recommendations on the dosing of these drugs, allowing achievement of maximal clinical benefits in neonates. EXPERT OPINION While some efforts were undertaken to study pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antiviral drugs, much more needs to be done. Current data indicate that the pharmacokinetics of antiviral drugs may vary significantly depending on gestational age, maturation processes of drug-metabolizing enzymes and renal clearance. Specifics of pharmacokinetics of antiviral drugs need to be taken into consideration when they are prescribed to neonates and infants.
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- Elena Yu Enioutina
- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA.,b Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology , University of Utah School of Medicine , 15 North Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City , UT 84112 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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- a Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics , University of Utah School of Medicine , 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City , UT 84108 , USA
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BACKGROUND There are no previous data describing nelfinavir and lamivudine pharmacokinetics in neonates treated with weight-band dosing regimens. DESIGN Pharmacokinetic study of nelfinavir and lamivudine pharmacokinetics in infants during the first 2 weeks of life treated with weight-band dosing regimens. METHODS Intensive 12-hour pharmacokinetic profiles were performed between either days 4-7 or days 10-14 of life in 26 Brazilian infants. RESULTS Pharmacokinetic data were obtained from 26 infants who received median (range) per kg doses of 58.8 (48.4-79.0) mg/kg for nelfinavir and 2.0 (1.5-3.2) mg/kg for lamivudine. Median nelfinavir 12-hour AUC (AUC0-12) was 25.5 (1.7-183.5) μg*h/mL and median 12-hour concentration (C12h) was 1.09 (<0.04-14.44) μg/mL. AUC0-12 was less than 15 μg*h/mL (the 10% for adults) in 12 infants (46%). Median lamivudine AUC0-12 was 7.8 (2.7-15.6) μg*h/mL and median C12h was 0.23 (<0.04-0.74) μg/mL. CONCLUSIONS : Lamivudine pharmacokinetic parameters observed in this study were consistent with those seen in other studies of neonates. While median nelfinavir AUC and C12h in these neonates were above the exposure targets, interindividual variability in nelfinavir exposure was large and nelfinavir exposure failed to meet the exposure targets in 46% of infants.
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Neely MN, Rakhmanina NY. Pharmacokinetic Optimization of Antiretroviral Therapy in Children and Adolescents. Clin Pharmacokinet 2011; 50:143-89. [DOI: 10.2165/11539260-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Crommentuyn KML, Scherpbier HJ, Kuijpers TW, Mathôt RAA, Huitema ADR, Beijnen JH. Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of nelfinavir and its active metabolite M8 in HIV-1-infected children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2006; 25:538-43. [PMID: 16732153 DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000215242.70300.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objectives of this study are to develop and validate a population pharmacokinetic model that adequately describes the pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir and its active metabolite M8 in HIV-1-infected children; to define factors involved in the pharmacokinetic variability, which could aid in defining dosing strategies; and to correlate the pharmacokinetics to the treatment response. METHODS Protease inhibitor-naive, HIV-1-infected children were included. A population pharmacokinetic model of nelfinavir and M8 was developed using NONMEM. Bayesian analysis was used to estimate pharmacokinetic values. A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis was performed to study relationships between these values and the virologic response to therapy. RESULTS From 38 children, 724 nelfinavir and 636 M8 plasma concentrations were available. The pharmacokinetics of both compounds were described simultaneously with a one-compartment model with first-order elimination. Clearance (CL/F) and volume of distribution (V/F) were 32.6 L/h (interindividual variability [IIV]: 31.6%) and 281 L/h (IIV: 29.7%) for nelfinavir and 86.2 L/h (IIV: 43.1%) and 42.3 L/h for M8. No factors could be defined that affected the pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir or M8. The overall virologic response was 78% (HIV-1 RNA <500 copies/mL, on-treatment analysis). No differences in exposure to nelfinavir and M8 were observed between responders and nonresponders. The only factor distinguishing the two groups was a higher baseline HIV-1 RNA concentration in nonresponders. CONCLUSION A model was developed and validated that adequately described the population pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir and M8 in a childhood population. No factors affecting dosing strategies were identified, and no correlation could be demonstrated between the exposure to nelfinavir and M8 and the virologic treatment response.
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Hawkins D, Blott M, Clayden P, de Ruiter A, Foster G, Gilling-Smith C, Gosrani B, Lyall H, Mercey D, Newell ML, O'Shea S, Smith R, Sunderland J, Wood C, Taylor G. Guidelines for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. HIV Med 2005; 6 Suppl 2:107-48. [PMID: 16033339 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2005.00302.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
MESH Headings
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/adverse effects
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/statistics & numerical data
- Attitude to Health
- Child Health Services/organization & administration
- Delivery, Obstetric/methods
- Disclosure
- Drug Combinations
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Female
- HIV Infections/drug therapy
- HIV Infections/prevention & control
- HIV Infections/transmission
- HIV-1
- HIV-2
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human/complications
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human/diagnosis
- Humans
- Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
- Infant, Newborn
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control
- Maternal Welfare
- Perinatal Care/methods
- Preconception Care/methods
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Prenatal Care/methods
- Referral and Consultation
- Viral Load
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- Chelsea and Westimnster Hospital, London, UK.
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Pacifici GM. Pharmacokinetics of antivirals in neonate. Early Hum Dev 2005; 81:773-80. [PMID: 16085374 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2005] [Revised: 05/26/2005] [Accepted: 06/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND About 1000 neonates with HIV infection are born every day worldwide. The antiviral therapy for newborn infants is a real necessity. Pharmacokinetics is an important contribution to therapy and no review has been published on the pharmacokinetics of antivirals in neonates up to now. AIMS This article provides a review on the pharmacokinetics of antivirals in the neonate. The pharmacokinetic parameters in the neonate are compared with those of the adult, and when possible, the pharmacokinetic parameters were compared in neonates of different ages. RESULTS Zidovudine is the antiviral with the largest amount of information on its pharmacokinetics. The clearance (Cl; l/h/kg) of zidovudine is 0.15 (premature), 0.34 (1 day), 0.69 (7 days), 0.65 (< or =14 days), 1.14 (>14 days) and 1.56 (adult). t(1/2) (h) of zidovudine is 7.2 (premature), 4.2 (1 day), 4.0 (7 days), 3.1 (< or =14 days), 1.9 (>14 days) and 1.1 (adult). Zidovudine is mainly eliminated by conjugation with glucuronic acid and glucuronosyl transferase develops postnatally. Cl of lamivudine is 0.19 (1 day), 0.32 (7 days) and 0.30 (adult) and the Cl (l/h/m2) of didanosine is 65 (1 day) and 271 (7 days). A greater volume of distribution (Vd) has been observed in the neonate compared with the adult for nelfinavir, nevirapine and pleconaril. CONCLUSIONS The pharmacokinetic parameters of antivirals differ in the neonate and in the adult. The Cl is reduced and t(1/2) is increased in the neonate compared with the adult for zidovudine, lamivudine and ganciclovir. t(max) is generally greater in the neonate than in the adult due to reduced absorption rate in the neonate. The Vd of nelfinavir, nevirapine and pleconaril is greater in the newborn than in the adult. The neonate is a developing organism and the pharmacokinetic parameters of antivirals vary during the first weeks of life.
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- Gian Maria Pacifici
- Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, I-56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Continued spread of HIV infection among women has led to the use of antiretrovirals in pregnant women and their newborns. Regional strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission are evolving. Altered drug disposition during pregnancy may require altered dosing or 'boosted' therapies to avoid treatment failure. Maturing drug elimination pathways in newborns must also be considered for effective therapy. Potential teratogenic effects and increased sensitivity to antiretroviral toxicities might be encountered in this population. Use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to suppress viral replication combined with formula feeding can reduce the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission to less than 2%. In resource-limited settings, less intensive regimens including zidovudine, lamivudine and nevirapine still substantially reduce mother-to-child transmission. Although difficult to perform, clinical trials to determine the safety, pharmacokinetics and optimal dosing of antiretroviral in pregnant women and their newborns are urgently needed.
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- Edmund Capparelli
- University of California, San Diego, Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit, 4094 Fourth Street #201, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
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Payen S, Faye A, Compagnucci A, Giaquinto C, Gibbs D, Gomeni R, Bressolle F, Jacqz-Aigrain E. Bayesian parameter estimates of nelfinavir and its active metabolite, hydroxy-tert-butylamide, in infants perinatally infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49:525-35. [PMID: 15673728 PMCID: PMC547202 DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.2.525-535.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2004] [Revised: 05/24/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic model for nelfinavir mesylate (NFV) and nelfinavir hydroxy-tert-butylamide (M8), the most abundant metabolite of NFV, in infants vertically infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and participating in the Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS 7 study. Plasma NFV concentrations were determined during repeated NFV administrations (two to three times a day). Eighteen infants younger that age 2 years participated in this study. The doses administered ranged from 71 to 203 mg/kg of body weight/day. Pharmacokinetic parameter estimates were obtained by a compartmental approach by using a kinetic model to simultaneously fit NFV and M8 (active metabolite) concentrations. M8 was shown to be formation rate limited and was characterized by first-order rate constants of formation and elimination. Body weight was found to be a more appropriate predictor than age of the changes in (i) the rate of metabolism, (ii) the elimination rate constant of NFV, and (iii) NFV clearance. Population parameters were computed to account for the relationship between the rate of metabolism and body weight. The estimated NFV and M8 elimination half-lives were 4.3 and 2.04 h, respectively. The estimated NFV clearance was 2.13 liters/h/kg. The M8 concentration-to-NFV concentration ratio was 0.64 +/- 0.44. In conclusion, the population pharmacokinetic model describing the dispositions of NFV and M8 should facilitate the design of future studies to elucidate the relative contributions of the parent compound and M8 to the pharmacological and toxic effects of NFV therapy.
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- Salomé Payen
- Laboratoire de Pharmacocinétique Clinique, Faculté de Pharmacie, BP 14491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Pillay T, Khan M, Moodley J, Adhikari M, Coovadia H. Perinatal tuberculosis and HIV-1: considerations for resource-limited settings. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2004; 4:155-65. [PMID: 14998501 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(04)00939-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tuberculosis is the commonest HIV-1-related disease and the most frequent cause of mortality in young women in endemic regions. Tuberculosis and HIV-1 are independent risk factors for maternal mortality and adverse perinatal outcomes, and in combination have a greater impact on these parameters than their individual effects. In referral health centres in southern Africa around one-sixth of all maternal deaths are due to tuberculosis/HIV-1 coinfection. One-third (37%) of HIV-1-infected mothers with tuberculosis are severely immunocompromised, with CD4 counts of fewer than 200 cells/microL compared with 14-19% in mothers recruited into major mother-to-child intervention trials in Europe. Babies born to mothers with tuberculosis/HIV-1 also have higher rates of prematurity, low birthweight, and intrauterine growth restriction. Transmission rates of HIV-1 from mother to infant are around 25-45% in resource-limited settings, while that for mother-to-child-transmission of tuberculosis is 15% within 3 weeks of birth. We highlight this emergent problem, and discuss the dilemmas associated with diagnosis and management of pregnant HIV-1-infected mothers with tuberculosis, and their newborn babies.
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- T Pillay
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Natal, Nelson R Mandela Medical School, KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.
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Hoody DW, Fletcher CV. Pharmacology considerations for antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 14:286-94. [PMID: 14724793 DOI: 10.1053/j.spid.2003.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The contemporary treatment of the child infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) unavoidably requires combination therapy with antiretroviral agents and may include additional drugs for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections or other disease states. The current guidelines for the treatment of the HIV-infected child recommend that the same principles of treatment for adults should apply to children. However, the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of many agents and regimens used in adults have not been defined adequately in children, and large-scale clinical trials to establish safety and show efficacy have not been completed. Therefore, the clinician will be required to use agents with incomplete knowledge about their pharmacologic properties. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the pediatric pharmacologic principles, a review of the pharmacologic characteristics of selected antiretroviral agents in children, and a prospectus on the design of drug dosing regimens in children.
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- Dorie W Hoody
- Antiviral Pharmacology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, 80206, USA
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Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2002; 11:621-36. [PMID: 12462142 DOI: 10.1002/pds.663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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