Comparison of 3 preventive TB therapies in patients with HIV infection

Among individuals with HIV infection currently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), self-administered preventive tuberculosis (TB) therapy with a 3-month course of rifapentine and isoniazid was found to be associated with a significantly increased rate of treatment completion compared with a 6-month course of isoniazid alone, according to results of a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.