Safety of prolonged treatment with bedaquiline in programmatic conditions
Bedaquiline is now considered a first-line medicine for treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB). We evaluated the safety of treatment with bedaquiline for longer than 190 days in individuals with RR-TB under programmatic conditions.
Dzmitriy Zhurkin +9 more
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Successful Translational Prediction of Bedaquiline's Phase 2a Clinical Trial Results against Tuberculosis: The Zebrafish as a New Approach Methodology. [PDF]
Tuberculosis remains an urgent global health crisis that requires an accelerated development of novel regimens. Rodent and rabbit studies currently inform early translational predictions. However, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo/larva, as a New Approach Methodology, provides an ethical, cost‐effective, and high‐throughput non‐mammalian disease model
van Lieshout B +3 more
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Bedaquiline reloading strategies following interruptions during daily dosing [PDF]
Once-daily bedaquiline therapy is a WHO-listed alternative to thrice-weekly dosing for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, but, contrary to the thrice-weekly schedule, no guidance exists for treatment re-initiation after interruption.
Nienke Kikstra +5 more
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Adverse events in bedaquiline- and pretomanid-based regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis from trial, implementation and pharmacovigilance studies. [PDF]
Abstract The availability of safety data, particularly concerning adverse events (AEs) associated with the new shorter regimen for drug‐resistant tuberculosis (TB) containing a bedaquiline–pretomanid‐based regimen, is still limited. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive and updated analysis of AEs related to this new regimen by ...
Maria N +4 more
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The First Documented Case of Congenital Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Indonesia: A Case Report. [PDF]
This case presents the first documented instance of congenital rifampicin‐resistant tuberculosis (RR‐TB) in Indonesia, where a 32‐week preterm neonate exhibited non‐specific respiratory and sepsis‐like symptoms. After clinical deterioration and the identification of maternal TB, the diagnosis of congenital RR‐TB was confirmed through various tests ...
Centauri C +3 more
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculous Spondylitis Treated with Bedaquiline-Containing Regimens in South Korea: Two Case Reports [PDF]
Background: South Korea continues to report a considerable burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Bedaquiline-containing regimens are recommended for multidrug-resistant pulmonary TB, but evidence regarding the optimal treatment for extrapulmonary ...
Keon Young Lee +3 more
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An Interactive Pharmacokinetic‐Pharmacodynamic Framework to Evaluate Bedaquiline Dose Modifications in Adults With Tuberculosis [PDF]
Bedaquiline is approved for use in a thrice‐weekly dosing schedule; simpler once‐daily dosing strategies could enable fixed‐dose combinations and improve patient adherence.
Yu‐Jou Lin +3 more
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Background This retrospective cohort study assessed benefits and risks of bedaquiline treatment in multidrug-resistant-tuberculosis (MDR-TB) combination therapy by evaluating safety, effectiveness, drug utilization and emergence of resistance to ...
Helen Pai +13 more
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Objectives: To determine the safety and efficacy of bedaquiline for Chinese patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) based on serum concentration monitoring and to identify factors associated with QTc prolongation occurring during ...
Jinmeng Li +7 more
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Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) represents a major public health concern, with an ongoing need for new effective treatments. Bedaquiline is an oral diarylquinoline that has shown encouraging treatment success and culture conversion ...
Tae Sun Shim +14 more
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