Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin treatment for multi-drug resistant extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Canada: a report
Shorter duration, improved effectiveness, and reduced toxicity suggests that BPaLM should be considered when determining the ideal treatment regimen for MDR-TB. A more streamlined process for the procurement of bedaquiline and pretomanid will help minimize treatment initiation delay and overall isolation period. Further research is also needed to clarify longer-term outcomes and optimal dosing of BPaLM for EPTB, especially in more severe forms of disease or with malabsorption concerns.
Authors
- Jollee S.T. Fung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-9372)
- William Connors (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4109-152X)
- James C. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-4989)
- Victoria J. Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6577-5531)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3138/jammi-2024-0025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40