TB Research

Developing Synergistic Drug Combinations To Restore Antibiotic Sensitivity in Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Charles Omollo, Vinayak Singh, Elizabeth Kigondu, Antonina Wasuna, Pooja Agarwal, Atica Moosa, Thomas R. Ioerger, Valerie Mizrahi, et al. (10 authors)

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2021-02

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading global cause of mortality owing to an infectious agent, accounting for almost one-third of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) deaths annually. We aimed to identify synergistic anti-TB drug combinations with the capacity to restore therapeutic efficacy against drug-resistant mutants of the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis .

MeSH terms

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Rifampicin
  • Isoniazid
  • Tuberculosis
  • Drug resistance
  • Microbiology
  • Biology
  • Antibiotics
  • Pharmacology