Few eligible for the newly recommended short course MDR-TB regimen at a large Mumbai private clinic
Few eligible for the newly recommended short course MDR-TB regimen at a large Mumbai private clinic
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DOI:
10.1186/s12879-019-3726-8
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发表时间:
2019-01-28
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3.7
通讯作者:
Gupta, Amita
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Udwadia, Zarir F.;Tornheim, Jeffrey A.;Gupta, Amita
BackgroundIndia has the world's highest tuberculosis burden, and Mumbai is particularly affected by multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). WHO recommends short, intensive treatment (Short Course) for previously untreated pulmonary MDR-TB patients but does not require universal drug susceptibility testing (DST) before Short Course. DST would likely screen out many MDR-TB patients in places like Mumbai with significant drug resistance.MethodsMDR-TB patients at a private clinic were recruited for a prospective observational cohort. Short Course eligibility was evaluated by clinical criteria and DST results. Eligibility by DST was classified as rifampin monoresistance (as tested by Xpert MTB/RIF), rifampin, fluoroquinolones, and 2nd-line injectable drugs resistance (as tested by line probe assays) and resistance to other drugs.ResultsOf 559 participants with MDR-TB, 33% met clinical eligibility for Short Course. DST for rifampin, fluoroquinolones, and 2nd-line injectable drugs excluded 74.7% of participants. Complete phenotypic DST excluded 96.6% of participants. Prior treatment with either 1st or 2nd-line drugs did not significantly affect eligibility.ConclusionsIn a global MDR-TB hotspot,