TB Research

Novel Short-Course Therapy and Morphism Mapping for Clinical Pulmonary <i>Mycobacterium kansasii</i>

Shashikant Srivastava, Jann‐Yuan Wang, Gesham Magombedze, Moti Chapagain, Hung‐Ling Huang, Devyani Deshpande, Scott K. Heysell, Jotam G. Pasipanodya, et al. (9 authors)

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2021-02

Abstract

Standard therapy (isoniazid, rifampin, and ethambutol), with or without a macrolide, for pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii lasts more than a year. Therefore, shorter treatment duration regimens are required.

MeSH terms

  • Mycobacterium kansasii
  • Ethambutol
  • Isoniazid
  • Medicine
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Microbiology