| Literature DB >> 27155191 |
V Mave1, A Chandanwale2, A Kinikar2, S Khadse2, A Kagal2, N Gupte1, N Suryavanshi2, S Nimkar2, H Koli2, S Khwaja2, R Bharadwaj2, S Joshi2, H Horng3, L Z Benet3, G Ramachandran4, K E Dooley5, A Gupta1, M Gandhi3.
Abstract
Assessing treatment adherence and quantifying exposure to anti-tuberculosis drugs among children is challenging. We undertook a 'proof of concept' study to assess the drug concentrations of isoniazid (INH) in hair as a therapeutic drug monitoring tool. Children aged <12 years initiated on a thrice-weekly treatment regimen including INH (10 mg/kg) for newly diagnosed tuberculosis were enrolled. INH concentrations in hair were measured using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at 1, 2, 4 and 6 months after initiating anti-tuberculosis treatment. We found that INH hair concentrations in all children on thrice-weekly INH were detectable and displayed variability across a dynamic range.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27155191 PMCID: PMC4889729 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0882
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis ISSN: 1027-3719 Impact factor: 2.373