Pilot evaluation of a second-generation electronic pill box for adherence to Bedaquiline and antiretroviral therapy in drug-resistant TB/HIV co-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Bionghi N, Daftary A, Maharaj B, Msibi Z, Amico K, Friedland G, Orrell C, Padayatchi N, O’Donnell M. Pilot evaluation of a second-generation electronic pill box for adherence to Bedaquiline and antiretroviral therapy in drug-resistant TB/HIV co-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2018, 18: 171. PMID: 29642874, PMCID: PMC5896111, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3080-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-retroviral therapySeven-day recallPill countMedication adherenceWisepill deviceTreatment regimensTB/HIV co-infected patientsHIV co-infected adultsHIV co-infected patientsDrug-resistant tuberculosis treatmentCo-infected adultsCo-infected patientsDR-TB treatmentPilot study patientsWeekly pill countsComplex treatment regimensElectronic pill boxesLevel of adherenceTB regimensAdherence supportAntiretroviral therapyHIV patientsStudy patientsMethodsEligible patientsNew antimycobacterial drugs
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