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Pieterman ED, Keutzer L, van der Meijden A, van den Berg S, Wang H, Zimmerman MD, Simonsson USH, Bax HI, de Steenwinkel JEM. Superior efficacy of a bedaquiline, delamanid and linezolid combination regimen in a mouse-TB model. J Infect Dis 2021; 224:1039-1047. [PMID: 33502537 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The treatment success rate of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is alarmingly low. Therefore, more effective and less complex regimens are urgently required. METHODS We compared the efficacy of an all oral DR-TB drug regimen consisting of bedaquiline (25 mg/kg), delamanid (2.5 mg/kg) and linezolid (100 mg/kg) (BDL) on the mycobacterial load in the lungs and spleen of TB infected mice during a treatment period of 24 weeks. This treatment was compared to the standard regimen of isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol (HRZE). Relapse was assessed 12 weeks post-treatment. Two logistic regression models were developed to compare the efficacy of both regimens. RESULTS Culture negativity in the lungs was achieved at 8 and 20 weeks of treatment with BDL and HRZE, respectively. After 14 weeks of treatment only one mouse relapsed in the BDL group, while in the HRZE group relapse was still observed at 24 weeks of treatment. Predictions from the final mathematical models showed that a 95% cure rate was reached after 20.5 and 28.5 weeks of treatment with BDL and HRZE, respectively. CONCLUSION The BDL regimen was observed to be more effective than HRZE and could be a valuable option for the treatment of DR-TB.
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- Elise D Pieterman
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, NJ, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Rokx C, Borjas Howard JF, Smit C, Wit FW, Pieterman ED, Reiss P, Cannegieter SC, Lijfering WM, Meijer K, Bierman W, Tichelaar V, Rijnders BJA. Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients with HIV infection: A nationwide cohort study. PLoS Med 2020; 17:e1003101. [PMID: 32407386 PMCID: PMC7224453 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple studies have described a higher incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people living with an HIV infection (PWH). However, data on the risk of recurrent VTE in this population are lacking, although this question is more important for clinical practice. This study aims to estimate the risk of recurrent VTE in PWH compared to controls and to identify risk factors for recurrence within this population. METHODS AND FINDINGS PWH with a first VTE were derived from the AIDS Therapy Evaluation in the Netherlands (ATHENA) cohort (2003-2015), a nationwide ongoing cohort following up PWH in care in the Netherlands. Uninfected controls were derived from the Multiple Environmental and Genetic Assessment of risk factors for venous thrombosis (MEGA) follow-up study (1999-2003), a cohort of patients with a first VTE who initially participated in a case-control study in the Netherlands who were followed up for recurrent VTE. Selection was limited to persons with an index VTE suffering from deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). Participants were followed from withdrawal of anticoagulation to VTE recurrence, loss to follow-up, death, or end of study. We estimated incidence rates, cumulative incidence (accounting for competing risk of death) and hazard ratios (HRs) using Cox proportional hazards regression, adjusting for age, sex, and whether the index event was provoked or unprovoked. When analyzing risk factors among PWH, the main focus of analysis was the role of immune markers (cluster of differentiation 4 [CD4]+ T-cell count). There were 153 PWH (82% men, median 48 years) and 4,005 uninfected controls (45% men, median 49 years) with a first VTE (71% unprovoked in PWH, 34% unprovoked in controls) available for analysis. With 40 VTE recurrences during 774 person-years of follow-up (PYFU) in PWH and 635 VTE recurrences during 20,215 PYFU in controls, the incidence rates were 5.2 and 3.1 per 100 PYFU (HR: 1.70, 95% CI 1.23-2.36, p = 0.003). VTE consistently recurred more frequently per 100 PYFU in PWH in all predefined subgroups of men (5.6 versus 4.8), women (3.6 versus 1.9), and unprovoked (6.0 versus 5.2) or provoked (3.1 versus 2.1) first VTE. After adjustment, the VTE recurrence risk was higher in PWH compared to controls in the first year after anticoagulant discontinuation (HR: 1.67, 95% CI 1.04-2.70, p = 0.03) with higher cumulative incidences in PWH at 1 year (12.5% versus 5.6%) and 5 years (23.4% versus 15.3%) of follow-up. VTE recurred less frequently in PWH who were more immunodeficient at the first VTE, marked by a better CD4+ T-cell recovery on antiretroviral therapy and during anticoagulant therapy for the first VTE (adjusted HR: 0.81 per 100 cells/mm3 increase, 95% CI 0.67-0.97, p = 0.02). Sensitivity analyses addressing potential sources of bias confirmed our principal analyses. The main study limitations are that VTEs were adjudicated differently in the cohorts and that diagnostic practices changed during the 20-year study period. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the risk of recurrent VTE was elevated in PWH compared to controls. Among PWH, recurrence risk appeared to decrease with greater CD4+ T-cell recovery after a first VTE. This is relevant when deciding to (dis)continue anticoagulant therapy in PWH with otherwise unprovoked first VTE.
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- Casper Rokx
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Haematology, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Global Health and Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Global Health and Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Haematology, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Haematology, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Howard JFB, Rokx C, Smit C, Wit FWNM, Pieterman ED, Meijer K, Rijnders B, Bierman WFW, Tichelaar YIGV. Incidence of a first venous thrombotic event in people with HIV in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet HIV 2019; 6:e173-e181. [PMID: 30777727 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30333-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The risk of venous thrombotic events is elevated in people with HIV, but overall risk estimates and estimates specific to immune status and antiretroviral medication remain i mprecise. In this study, we aimed to estimate these parameters in a large cohort of people with HIV in the Netherlands. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we used the Dutch ATHENA cohort to estimate crude, age and sex standardised, and risk period-specific incidences of a first venous thrombotic event in people with HIV aged 18 years or older attending 12 HIV treatment centres in the Netherlands. Crude and standardised incidences were compared with European population-level studies of venous thrombotic events. We used time-updated Cox regression to estimate the risk of a first venous thrombotic event in association with HIV-specific factors (CD4 cell count, viral load, recent opportunistic infections, antiretroviral medication use) adjusted for traditional risk factors for venous thrombotic events. FINDINGS With data collected from Jan 1, 2003, to April 1, 2015, our study cohort included 14 389 people with HIV and 99 762 person-years of follow-up, with a median follow-up of 7·2 years (IQR 3·3-11·1). During this period, 232 first venous thrombotic events occurred, yielding a crude incidence of 2·33 events per 1000 person-years (95% CI 2·04-2·64) and an incidence standardised for age and sex of 2·50 events per 1000 (2·18-2·82). CD4 counts less than 200 cells per μL were independently associated with higher risk of a venous thrombotic event: adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 3·40 (95% CI 2·28-5·08) relative to counts of 500 cells per μL. A high viral load (aHR 3·15, 95% CI 2·00-5·02; >100 000 copies per mL vs <50 copies per mL) and current or recent opportunistic adverse events (2·80, 1·77-4·44) were also independently associated with higher risk of a venous thrombotic event. There were no associations between any specific antiretroviral drugs and risk of a venous thrombotic event. Rates associated with pregnancy (9·4, 95% CI 4·6-17·3), malignancy (16·7, 10·6-25·1), and hospitalisation (24·4, 19·1-30·6) were lower than primary thromboprophylaxis thresholds suggested by the respective guidelines. INTERPRETATION Our findings support neither prescribing primary outpatient thromboprophylaxis nor avoiding any type of antiretroviral medication in people with HIV at high risk of a venous thrombotic event. FUNDING Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
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- Jaime F Borjas Howard
- Department of Haematology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Global Health and Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Pieterman ED, Budde RPJ, Robbers-Visser D, van Domburg RT, Helbing WA. Knowledge-based reconstruction for measurement of right ventricular volumes on cardiovascular magnetic resonance images in a mixed population. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2017; 12:561-569. [DOI: 10.1111/chd.12484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Elise D. Pieterman
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology; Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital; Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology; Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital; Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology-Thorax Center; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology; Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital; Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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