Es would most likely not have been affected. The measures of immune activation were not assessed at enrollment into the study cohort, and we therefore cannot make temporal inferences of a causal nature nor could we control for them in the multivariable Cox models. We used prevalence rate ratios (PRRs) to estimate the associations of interest as risk was our parameter of interest. We chose PRRs as
Istically significant period effect was found (P values i0.52). The primary statistical analysis gave an estimate of the reduction in saquinavir exposure when coadministered with rifabutin, as measured by AUC(0,8 h) and Cmax(0,8 h) of 47 (95 CI 30, 60 ) and 39 (95 CI 11, 59 ), respectively. Figure 1 illustrates the plasma concentrationtime profiles for saquinavir when administered alone (Treat
Erapy, and had received methadone or buprenorphine for 3 weeks at the OTP with no plans to discontinue. We also required verbal approval from participants' HIV providers and confirmation of active insurance coverage for ART. Exclusion criteria included ART dosed more frequently than twice daily, use of liquid medication, and use of a regimen that was predicted to have fewer than 1.5 active drugs
Espite successful HCV eradication. Other complications such as development of carcinoma may be more readily amenable to more rapid risk reduction with antiviral therapy. Further studies with long periods of follow-up will be needed to address these questions. Our study has several limitations. Not all patients had measures of immune activation documented in their study records and were therefore e
Lications, even after controlling for CD4+ Tcell level, sex, and older age. Chronic inflammation is thought to be associated with CD4+ T-cell depletion and higher levels of immune activation.[21,26] Similarly, HCV coinfection remained significantly associated with a higher prevalence of complications when individual immune activation markers were controlled for. This study found that HCV coinfecte
Lications, even after controlling for CD4+ Tcell level, sex, and older age. Chronic inflammation is thought to be associated with CD4+ T-cell depletion and higher levels of immune activation.[21,26] Similarly, HCV coinfection remained significantly associated with a higher prevalence of complications when individual immune activation markers were controlled for. This study found that HCV coinfecte
A and adjusting for differences based on sex, we no longer see this correlation. In addition, in this study, HCV coinfection is not associated with loss of elite controller status. Taken together, this suggests that HCV coinfection does not directly affect HIV replication dynamics or natural history, but that it may act synergistically with HIV to produce a greater number of associated complicatio
Ing administration of rifabutin 300 mg once daily (Treatment A, #) or rifabutin 300 mg once daily plus SQV-SGC 1200 mg three times daily (Treatment C, ).treatment was greater (33 ) compared to when coadministered with saquinavir (21 ). The within patient variability was approximately 29 .Effects of rifabutin on saquinavirpharmacokineticsThe mean ( CV) AUC(0,8 h), Cmax and C8 for saquinavir when a