High cure rate with standardised short-course multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Niger: no relapses
High cure rate with standardised short-course multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Niger: no relapses
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DOI:
10.5588/ijtld.13.0075
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发表时间:
2014-10-01
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4
通讯作者:
Van Deun, A.
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作者:
Piubello, A.;Harouna, S. Hassane;Van Deun, A.
SETTING: Niger National Tuberculosis Programme. Regions supported by the Damien Foundation.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a short-course standardised treatment regimen for patients with proven multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) previously untreated with second-line drugs.METHODS: Prospective study including all patients enrolled from 2008 to 2010. The 12-month standardised regimen comprised high doses of gatifloxacin, clofazimine, ethambutol and pyrazinamide throughout, supplemented by kanamycin, prothionamide and medium-high doses of isoniazid during the intensive phase of a minimum of 4 months. Patients were monitored using sputum smear and culture at start of treatment and every 2 months. Cured patients were followed up 6-monthly for 24 months.RESULTS: Sixty-five patients with MDR-TB were included and analysed. One of 58 patients tested for human immunodeficiency virus (1.7%) infection was positive. Twenty-five patients (39.7%) were severely affected (body mass index