TB Research

Clinical research progress of novel antituberculosis drugs on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Xinxin Zhong, Ao Lin, Jian Luo, Yeqin Li, Jinlan Chen, Chao Ning, Fu Cao

Postgraduate Medical Journal · 2024-01

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become a critical challenge to public health, and the prevention and treatment of MDR-TB are of great significance in reducing the global burden of tuberculosis. How to improve the effectiveness and safety of chemotherapy for MDR-TB is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed in tuberculosis control efforts. This article provides a comprehensive review of the clinical application of new antituberculosis drugs in MDR-TB, aiming to provide a scientific basis for the prevention and treatment strategy of MDR-TB.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Multiple drug resistance
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Public health
  • Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
  • Drug resistance
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis