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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Microbe. 2022 Apr 7;3(6):e408–e416. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00308-6

Table 2:

Summary of pharmacokinetic measurements

Rifampicin (n=44) Isoniazid (n=44) Pyrazinamide (n=38)* Ethambutol (n=39)*
C max , mg/L
Concentration 4·5 (2·6–7·4) 3·2 (2·1–5·5) 30·2 (20·2–40·5) 0·9 (0·7–1·7)
Number at target 8 (18%) 24 (54%) 28 (74%) 6 (15%)
AUC 0–24 , mg×hr/L
Concentration 22·7 (12·6–39·0) 13·0 (7·1–21·3) 276·0 (181·8–391·4) 9·4 (5·1–13·7)
Number at target 13/37 (35%) 2/40 (5%) 11/34 (32%) ..
Dose, mg/kg 11·8 (9·2–13·9) 6·0 (4·6–7·0) 30·4 (23·5–36·5) 21·2 (16·6–25·6)

Data are n (%) or median (IQR) unless otherwise specified. Cmax=peak serum concentration. AUC0–24=area under the concentration curve from 0–24 hours.

*

Pyrazinamide and ethambutol were not administered in some instances at the discretion of the treating physicians.

Target Cmax defined as ≥8 mg/L for rifampicin, ≥3 mg/L for isoniazid, ≥20 mg/L for pyrazinamide, ≥2 mg/L for ethambutol.16

Target AUC0–24 defined as ≥35 mg × h/L for rifampicin, ≥52 mg × h/L for isoniazid, ≥363 mg × h/L for pyrazinamide.4