Conditions: Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
Keywords: pharmacokinetic drug-interaction linezolid clarithromycin Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 7
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Future patients might benefit from a combination of linezolid (LIN) and clarithromycin (CLA) in the treatment of Multidrug-resistant and Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB) due to possible synergistic activity as shown in in vitro experiments in different Mycobacteria strains. The investigators observed increased LIN serum levels in three cases after combining LIN and CLA of which the investigators described one in a case report (Bolhuis et al). The investigators suggest to conduct a prospective pharmacokinetic study in MDR- and XDR-TB patients to quantify the above described interaction between LIN and CLA.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Patients receive 300mg linezolid twice a day during entire study. After one week, 250mg claritromycin once daily is added for a duration of two weeks.

After another two weeks, 250mg claritromycin is replaced by 500mg claritromycin once daily for another two weeks.

After this, there is a wash-out period of one week during which no claritromycine is administered.

Interventions: intervention 1: Addition of different doses of clarithromycin.
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: At week 1, 250mg clarithromycin once a day will be added to linezolid therapy during two weeks.

At week 3, 500mg clarithromycin once a day will be added to linezolid therapy during to weeks.

Protocol document: