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, François Balloux, Alexander S. Pym, Nesri Padayatchi, Max R. O’Donnell
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
Topics & Concepts
BedaquilineMedicineTuberculosisDrug resistanceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Drug resistant tuberculosisDrugVirologyMycobacterium tuberculosisInternal medicinePharmacologyMicrobiologyPathologyBiologyTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment