Three months of rifapentine and isoniazid for latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients: High rates of adverse events

The consequences of once-weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid for 3 months (3HP) against latent tuberculosis infections in hemodialysis patients have not been studied before. This is the first study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of 3HP in this population and revealed a completion rate of 65.4...

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Main Authors: Shang-Yi Lin, Yi-Wen Chiu, Po-Liang Lu, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Tun-Chieh Chen, Min-Han Hsieh, Yen-Hsu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218301531