No./Case No.

Sex

Age

TB
drugs
regimen

Months treated with ATT
prior to V5

Smear
Positive

Liver size
in cm over normal

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Leukocyte
× 109 L

Hb
g/L

Weight
change
kg

Total
bilirubin
μmol/L

ALT*
μmol/ml•h

before

after

before

after

before

after

before

after

before

after

before

after

before

after

before

after

1/602

M

33

RZSE

1

-

-

3

0

31

5

4.3

3.8

114

129

57

66

20

10

2.35

0.12

2/57

F

24

HRZSE

4

+

-

7

2

58

9

11.6

4.3

101

118

62

75

25

10

1.62

0.12

3/376

M

33

HRZSE

6

+

-

5

2

22

4

18.3

6

112

125

68

79

18

12

1.62

0.12

4/78

M

42

HRZSE

2

+

-

4

1

32

5

14

6.8

118

128

74

86

13

15

2.35

0.12

5/391

M

74

HRZSE

6

+

-

4

1

22

7

12.3

2.8

120

132

72

82

25

10

1.62

0.1

6/563

F

24

HRZSE

2

+

-

2

0

43

11

12

3.4

108

115

49

59

20

10

1.62

0.12

7/422

M

36

HRZSE

5

+

+

4

4

28

32

14

3.8

112

110

62

54

20

20

1.62

1.38

8/502

M

34

HRZSE

3

+

-

5

1

32

10

20

6

108

116

67

74

25

10

1.62

0.12

9/553

M

31

HRZSE

3

+

-

5

2

43

18

12

6

120

132

71

83

25

10

1.62

0.12

10/579

F

34

HRZSE

3

+

-

2

0

40

10

14.9

4

112

120

47

52

25

10

1.62

0.12

11/360

M

38

HRZSE

5

-

-

2

0

45

9

12

4

118

122

75

83

20

10

2.35

0.12

12/570

M

36

HRZSE

3

+

-

2

0

28

7

19

5

122

128

60

70

25

10

1.62

0.12

13/605

M

42

HRZSE

1

+

-

4

1

28

10

18

4

104

118

66

75

25

10

1.62

0.12

14/465

F

26

HRZSE

4

+

-

2

1

20

4

18

3

118

128

62

67

20

10

1.32

0.12

15/519

M

33

HRZSE

3

+

-

4

1

18

10

9

4

118

120

69

73

20

10

1.32

0.12

16/613

M

35

HRZSE

1

+

-

2

0

22

5

14

4

112

128

71

75

25

10

1.62

0.12

17/654

M

38

HRZSE

1

+

-

3

0

34

9

14

8

122

130

68

77

25

10

1.62

0.12

18/311

M

42

HRZSE

1

+

-

2

1

14

5

18

6

128

132

70

75

25

10

1.62

0.12

19/558

F

41

HRZSE

2

-

-

3

0

38

11

18

4

112

118

59

70

20

10

2.35

0.12

20/641

M

26

HRZSE

3

+

-

5

2

48

16

13

6

102

118

77

85

20

10

1.32

0.12

20

5/15

36.1
±10.6

 

 

17

1

3.5
±1.4

0.95
±1.1

32.3
±11.4

9.9
±6.4

14.3±
3.9

4.7±
1.4

114
±7.1

123.4
±6.6

65.3
±8.1

73
±9.6

22.1
±3.4

10.9
±2.5

1.72
±0.34

0.18
±0.3

 

 

 

 

Mean: 2.95
Median: 3

Fisher’s exact 2-way test P<0.000001

Mean decrease
2.55cm
P=2.893E-009

Mean
decrease
22.4
P=3.713E
-008

Mean decrease
9.6x109L
P=7.162E-010

Mean
gain
9.3g/L
P=1.419E-007

Mean
gain
7.7 kg
P=4.604E-007

Mean
decrease
11.2 μmol/L
P=5.679E-009

Mean
decrease
1.54 μmol/ml•h
P=5.027E-012

*ALT activity was determined according to Reitman & Frankel [25]; the normal range of ALT in this test is 0.1-0.68 µmol/ml•h
Table 1: Baseline and outcome characteristics of HCV-infected patients with HIV and TB co-infections treated with TB drugs in combination with V5 for one month.