A standardised method for interpreting the association between mutations and phenotypic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

P Miotto, B Tessema, E Tagliani… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
A clear understanding of the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis is required to accelerate the development of rapid drug susceptibility testing …

Effectiveness and safety of bedaquiline-containing regimens in the treatment of MDR-and XDR-TB: a multicentre study

SE Borisov, K Dheda, M Enwerem… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Large studies on bedaquiline used to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR-) and extensively drug-
resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) are lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and …

[HTML][HTML] Delamanid and bedaquiline to treat multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in children: a systematic review

L D'Ambrosio, R Centis, S Tiberi… - Journal of thoracic …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The new drugs delamanid and bedaquiline are increasingly used to treat multidrug-resistant
(MDR-) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). As evidence is lacking, the …

New and repurposed drugs for pediatric multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Practice-based recommendations

EP Harausz, AJ Garcia-Prats, JA Seddon… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
It is estimated that 33,000 children develop multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) each
year. In spite of these numbers, children and adolescents have limited access to the new …

Primary clofazimine and bedaquiline resistance among isolates from patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

J Xu, B Wang, M Hu, F Huo, S Guo, W Jing… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clofazimine has been repurposed for the treatment of tuberculosis, especially for multidrug-
resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). To test the susceptibility to clofazimine of Mycobacterium …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes, infectiousness, and transmission dynamics of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and home-discharged patients with …

K Dheda, JD Limberis, E Pietersen… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background The emergence of programmatically incurable tuberculosis threatens to
destabilise control efforts. The aim of this study was to collect prospective patient-level data …

[HTML][HTML] Classifying new anti-tuberculosis drugs: rationale and future perspectives

S Tiberi, A Scardigli, R Centis, L D'Ambrosio… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The classification of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs is important as it helps the clinician to build
an appropriate anti-TB regimen for multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant …

Effectiveness and safety of standardised shorter regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: individual patient data and aggregate data meta-analyses

FA Khan, MAH Salim, P du Cros… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We assessed the effectiveness and safety of standardised, shorter multidrug-resistant
tuberculosis (MDR-TB) regimens by pooling data from observational studies. Published …

Effectiveness and safety of clofazimine in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a nationwide report from Brazil

M Dalcolmo, R Gayoso, G Sotgiu… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Although clofazimine is used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), there is
scant information on its effectiveness and safety. The aim of this retrospective, observational …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and beyond: an updated analysis of the current evidence on bedaquiline

E Pontali, L D'Ambrosio, R Centis… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) continue
to be challenging at both the patient and programme level. The World Health Organization …