Prevalence and Spectrum of Major Anti-TB Drug Reactions in a Multiethnic Asian Population: A Study Between HIV and Non-HIV Patients With TB Infectio

Abstract

PURPOSE: Adverse drug reactions to anti-tuberculosis therapy remain clinically challenging. Tolerability to these agents is lower in HIV patients. These reactions are less well studied in multiethnic Asian populations. We looked at the prevalence and profile of major adverse drug reactions between HIV and non-HIV patients on anti-TB treatment in such a population.