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
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
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
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
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
Ine for drug testing. Plasma was stored at a central repository for resistance testing. We monitored adherence with electronic pill bottle monitors (MEMS 6 TrackCap, AARDEX Group, Ltd., Sion, Switzerland) for the first 2 months after subjects started antiretroviral therapy (ART). We selected a single medication for monitoring according to the following hierarchy: dosed most frequently, combination
Ow-up will be needed to determine whether HCV cure through the use of direct-acting antivirals among HIV/ HCV coinfected elite controllers will make the risk for complications among these patients similar to their HIV monoinfected counterparts. Further studies will also be needed to determine the effects of antiretroviral therapy in this group of patients coupled to its risk/benefit ratio. Whereas
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