The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

K Dheda, T Gumbo, G Maartens, KE Dooley… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

Pretomanid: first approval

SJ Keam - Drugs, 2019 - Springer
Pretomanid, an oral nitroimidazooxazine antimycobacterial agent administered as part of the
BPaL (bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid) and BPaMZ (bedaquiline, pretomanid …

High-dose rifampicin, moxifloxacin, and SQ109 for treating tuberculosis: a multi-arm, multi-stage randomised controlled trial

MJ Boeree, N Heinrich, R Aarnoutse… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Tuberculosis is the world's leading infectious disease killer. We aimed to
identify shorter, safer drug regimens for the treatment of tuberculosis. Methods We did a …

Metabolic principles of persistence and pathogenicity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

S Ehrt, D Schnappinger, KY Rhee - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Metabolism was once relegated to the supply of energy and biosynthetic precursors, but it
has now become clear that it is a specific mediator of nearly all physiological processes. In …

Tuberculosis—advances in development of new drugs, treatment regimens, host-directed therapies, and biomarkers

RS Wallis, M Maeurer, P Mwaba, J Chakaya… - The Lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with 9· 6 million cases and
1· 5 million deaths reported in 2014. WHO estimates 480 000 cases of these were multidrug …

Fighting bacterial persistence: Current and emerging anti-persister strategies and therapeutics

V Defraine, M Fauvart, J Michiels - Drug Resistance Updates, 2018 - Elsevier
In addition to the well-known strategies of antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation,
bacterial populations possess an additional survival strategy to endure hostile environments …

Burden of transmitted multidrug resistance in epidemics of tuberculosis: a transmission modelling analysis

EA Kendall, MO Fofana, DW Dowdy - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis can be acquired through de-novo
mutation during tuberculosis treatment or through transmission from other individuals with …

Current and emerging medications for the treatment of leishmaniasis

J Chakravarty, S Sundar - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease which manifests as
visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and mucocutaneous …

[HTML][HTML] New drugs and perspectives for new anti-tuberculosis regimens

S Tiberi, M Muñoz-Torrico, R Duarte, M Dalcolmo… - Pulmonology, 2018 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth cause of global death, more than any other infectious disease.
With growing drug resistance the epidemic remains and will require significant attention and …

[HTML][HTML] Pretomanid for tuberculosis: a systematic review

T Gils, L Lynen, BC de Jong, A Van Deun… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Outcomes of treatment of tuberculosis patients with regimens including
pretomanid have not yet been systematically reviewed. Objectives To appraise existing …