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Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Ofloxacin in South African patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

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dc.contributor.authorChigusta, Emmanuel.
dc.contributor.authorMeredith, Sandra.
dc.contributor.authorWiesner, Lubbe.
dc.contributor.authorPadayatchi, Nesri.
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Joe.
dc.contributor.authorMoodley, Prashini.
dc.contributor.authorMacKenzie, William R.
dc.contributor.authorWeiner, Marc.
dc.contributor.authorMcIlleron, Helen.
dc.contributor.authorKirkpatrick, Carl M. J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-25T07:21:05Z
dc.date.available2013-06-25T07:21:05Z
dc.date.created2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractDespite the important role of fluoroquinolones and the predominant use of ofloxacin for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa, there are limited data on ofloxacin pharmacokinetics in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, no ofloxacin pharmacokinetic data from South African patients, and no direct assessment of the relationship between ofloxacin pharmacokinetics and the MIC of ofloxacin of patient isolates. Our objectives are to describe ofloxacin pharmacokinetics in South African patients being treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and assess the adequacy of ofloxacin drug exposure with respect to the probability of pharmacodynamic target attainment (area under the time curve/MIC ratio of at least 100). Sixty-five patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis were recruited from 2 hospitals in South Africa. We determined the ofloxacin MICs for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from baseline sputum specimens. Patients received daily doses of 800 mg ofloxacin, in addition to other antitubercular drugs. Patients underwent pharmacokinetic sampling at steady state. NONMEM was used for data analysis. The population pharmacokinetics of ofloxacin in this study has been adequately described. The probability of target attainment expectation in the study population was 0.45. Doubling the dose to 1,600 mg could increase this to only 0.77. The currently recommended ofloxacin dose appeared inadequate for the majority of this study population. Studies to assess the tolerability of higher doses are warranted. Alternatively, ofloxacin should be replaced with more potent fluoroquinolones.en
dc.identifier.citationChigusta, E. et al. 2012. Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Ofloxacin in South African patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 56 (7) pp. 3857-3863.en
dc.identifier.issn0066-4804
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00048-12en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/9187
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.en
dc.subjectMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis--South Africa.en
dc.subjectMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis--Treatment--South Africa.en
dc.subjectDrug resistance.en
dc.subjectAntitubercular agents--Pharmacology.en
dc.subject.otherMDR-TB.en
dc.subject.otherOfloxacin pharmacokinetics.en
dc.titlePopulation pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Ofloxacin in South African patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.en
dc.typePeer reviewed journal articleen

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