Management of MDR-TB in HIV co-infected patients in Eastern Europe: Results from the TB:HIV study - 20/12/17
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TB: HIV study in EuroCoord1
Highlights |
• | Management of TB/HIV co-infected patients in Eastern Europe (EE) is suboptimal. |
• | TB/HIV co-infected patients diagnosed with MDR-TB received inferior TB treatment with limited numbers of active drugs. |
• | Access to rapid diagnostics for TB is urgently needed. |
• | Performance of extended DST for all patients diagnosed with MDR-TB is required. |
• | Integration of TB and HIV clinics can potentially ensure better management of patients in EE. |
Summary |
Objectives |
Mortality among HIV patients with tuberculosis (TB) remains high in Eastern Europe (EE), but details of TB and HIV management remain scarce.
Methods |
In this prospective study, we describe the TB treatment regimens of patients with multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB and use of antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Results |
A total of 105 HIV-positive patients had MDR-TB (including 33 with extensive drug resistance) and 130 pan-susceptible TB. Adequate initial TB treatment was provided for 8% of patients with MDR-TB compared with 80% of those with pan-susceptible TB. By twelve months, an estimated 57.3% (95%CI 41.5–74.1) of MDR-TB patients had started adequate treatment. While 67% received ART, HIV-RNA suppression was demonstrated in only 23%.
Conclusions |
Our results show that internationally recommended MDR-TB treatment regimens were infrequently used and that ART use and viral suppression was well below the target of 90%, reflecting the challenging patient population and the environment in which health care is provided. Urgent improvement of management of patients with TB/HIV in EE, in particular for those with MDR-TB, is needed and includes widespread access to rapid TB diagnostics, better access to and use of second-line TB drugs, timely ART initiation with viral load monitoring, and integration of TB/HIV care.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Tuberculosis, HIV, MDR-TB, Eastern Europe
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Conference presentation |
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The results from this study were presented as a poster at the TB2016 conference, 16–17 July, Durban, South Africa (www.tb2016.org). Poster “Management of TB/HIV Co-infected Patients Including MDR-TB in Eastern Europe: Results from the TB:HIV Study”, number: P37. |
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