Culture Conversion at 6 Months in Patients Receiving Delamanid-containing Regimens for the Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis.

Seung, Kwonjune J; Khan, Palwasha; Franke, Molly F; Ahmed, Saman; Aiylchiev, Stalbek; Alam, Manzur; Putri, Fauziah Asnely; Bastard, Mathieu et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observational Study, which enrolled a large, heterogeneous cohorts of patients receiving delamanid as part of a multidrug regimen, 80% of participants experienced sputum culture conversion within 6 months. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02754765.

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