Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa0800106
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2008-08-07
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Becerra MC
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Mitnick CD;Shin SS;Seung KJ;Rich ML;Atwood SS;Furin JJ;Fitzmaurice GM;Alcantara Viru FA;Appleton SC;Bayona JN;Bonilla CA;Chalco K;Choi S;Franke MF;Fraser HS;Guerra D;Hurtado RM;Jazayeri D;Joseph K;Llaro K;Mestanza L;Mukherjee JS;Muñoz M;Palacios E;Sanchez E;Sloutsky A;Becerra MC
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has been reported in 45 countries, including countries with limited resources and a high burden of tuberculosis. We describe the management of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and treatment outcomes among patients who were referred for individualized outpatient therapy in Peru. A total of 810 patients were referred for free individualized therapy, including drug treatment, resective surgery, adverse-event management, and nutritional and psychosocial support. We tested isolates from 651 patients for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and developed regimens that included five or more drugs to which the infecting isolate was not resistant. Of the 651 patients tested, 48 (7.4%) had extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis; the remaining 603 patients had multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis had undergone more treatment than the other patients (mean [±SD] number of regimens, 4.2±1.9 vs. 3.2±1.6; P<0.001) and had isolates that were resistant to more drugs (number of drugs, 8.4±1.1 vs. 5.3±1.5; P<0.001). None of the patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis were coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis received daily, supervised therapy with an average of 5.3±1.3 drugs, including cycloserine, an injectable drug, and a fluoroquinolone. Twenty-nine of these patients (60.4%) completed treatment or were cured, as compared with 400 patients (66.3%) with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (P=0.36). Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis can be cured in HIV-negative patients through outpatient treatment, even in those who have received multiple prior courses of therapy for tuberculosis.