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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THERAPY
卷 2, 期 2, 页码 123-144出版社
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s40121-013-0009-3
关键词
Antitubercular agents; Bedaquiline; Drug-resistant tuberculosis; Extensively drug-resistant; Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; TMC207
资金
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia [APP1054107]
Existing therapies for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have substantial limitations, in terms of their effectiveness, side-effect profile, and complexity of administration. Bedaquiline is a novel diarylquinoline antibiotic that has recently been investigated as an adjunct to existing therapies for MDR-TB. Currently, limited clinical data are available to evaluate the drug's safety and effectiveness. In two small randomized-controlled clinical studies, bedaquiline given for 8 or 24 weeks has been shown to improve surrogate microbiological markers of treatment response, but trials have not yet evaluated its impact on clinical failure and relapse. Safety concerns include an increased mortality in the bedaquiline arm of one study, an increased incidence of QT segment prolongation on electrocardiogram, and hepatotoxicity. Until further research data are available, the use of bedaquiline should be confined to settings where carefully selected patients can be closely monitored.
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