Bedaquiline and Delamanid Combination Treatment of 5 Patients with Pulmonary Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

We report the experiences of 5 patients taking bedaquiline with delamanid in combination: 1 patient was cured; 3 culture converted, with 2 continuing and 1 changing therapy; and 1 died from respiratory insufficiency. For 2 patients, QT-interval prolongation but no arrhythmias occurred. Use of this t...

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Vydáno v:Emerging infectious diseases Ročník 23; číslo 10; s. 1718 - 1721
Hlavní autoři: Maryandyshev, Andrey, Pontali, Emanuele, Tiberi, Simon, Akkerman, Onno, Ganatra, Shashank, Sadutshang, Tsetan Dorji, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem, Amale, Rohit, Mullerpattan, Jai, Topgyal, Sonam, Udwadia, Zarir Farokh, Centis, Rosella, D’Ambrosio, Lia, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Migliori, Giovanni Battista
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Shrnutí:We report the experiences of 5 patients taking bedaquiline with delamanid in combination: 1 patient was cured; 3 culture converted, with 2 continuing and 1 changing therapy; and 1 died from respiratory insufficiency. For 2 patients, QT-interval prolongation but no arrhythmias occurred. Use of this therapy is justified for patients with limited options.
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DOI:10.3201/eid2310.170834