TB Research

Bedaquiline resistance in drug-resistant tuberculosis HIV co-infected patients

Camus Nimmo, James Millard, Kayleen Brien, Sashen Moodley, Lucy van Dorp, Keeren Lutchminarain, Allison Wolf, Alison D. Grant, et al. (12 authors)

European Respiratory Journal · 2020-02

Abstract

<b>Genetic mutations linked to bedaquiline resistance were found before starting treatment and acquired during treatment in patients with drug-resistant TB and HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Routine bedaquiline resistance testing needs to be accelerated.</b>http://bit.ly/2vnL4VY

MeSH terms

  • Bedaquiline
  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Drug resistance
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Drug resistant tuberculosis
  • Drug
  • Virology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Internal medicine