RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Bankhead, Charles
T1 Evaluation of a Rifapentine-Containing Regimen for Intensive Phase Treatment of Pulmonary TB
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 4
SP 8
OP 9
DO 10.1177/155989771104003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/8.abstract
AB Patients with sputum-positive tuberculosis had similar negative culture rates after 8 weeks of treatment with rifapentine or rifampin, according to results of the TBTC Study 29 [NCT00694629]. By solid media analysis, 91.4% of the rifapentine group and 89.1% of the rifampin group had negative cultures. By liquid media, the negative-culture rates were 74.6% with rifapentine and 70.1% with rifampin.