TB Research

Culture Conversion at 6 Months in Patients Receiving Delamanid-containing Regimens for the Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis

Kwonjune J. Seung, Palwasha Khan, Molly F. Franke, Saman Ahmed, Stalbek Aiylchiev, Manzur Alam, Fauziah Asnely Putri, Mathieu Bastard, et al. (26 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2019-10

Abstract

Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observational Study, which enrolled a large, heterogeneous cohorts of patients receiving delamanid as part of a multidrug regimen, 80% of participants experienced sputum culture conversion within 6 months. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02754765.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Culture conversion
  • Sputum
  • Regimen
  • Tuberculosis
  • Sputum culture
  • Observational study
  • Multiple drug resistance
  • Internal medicine
  • Bedaquiline
  • Clinical trial
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Drug resistance
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis