Guía de práctica clínica de la Sociedad Andaluza de Enfermedades Infecciosas (SAEI) sobre el tratamiento de la tuberculosis

Present-day treatment of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection

The major objectives of tuberculosis (TB) control are to reduce morbidity and mortality via an early and appropriate treatment of the disease, to prevent carriers of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacillus from transmitting it to others, and to prevent latent tuberculosis infection (LTB) sufferers from progressing to the disease. To achieve these objectives, it is imperative to start an appropriate, effective antituberculosis treatment as early as possible, as well as identify contacts of the infected TB patient and others at risk of LTB progressing to TB, in order to establish an appropriate treatment for them. Here we review the bases for treating TB and LTB infections, including those produced by strains resistant to anti-TB drugs.

[At what time and with which combinations should maraviroc be indicated in the new antiretroviral treatment scenario?]

Maraviroc is a selective and slowly reversible antagonist of the CCR5 co-receptor which has shown to have powerful antiviral activity, in vitro, against a wide range of HIV clinical isolates, including strains multi-resistant to 4 classes of pre-existing antiretroviral drugs. Maraviroc is active against HIV populations that only use the CCR5 coreceptor to enter the cell and has not demonstrated significant activity in the treatment of viral populations that use the CXCR4 co-receptor. The mechanism of action of maraviroc, non-competitive with other antiretroviral drugs, and the absence of crossed resistance with the rest of their families, has led to Maraviroc being a drug available for use in rescue antiretroviral treatment. However, the excellent tolerance of maraviroc compared to the placebo in phase III clinical trials, its safety and its favourable pharmacological interactions profile with other drugs commonly used in HIV infected patients with comorbidity brings to light other scenarios in which Maraviroc could be useful.