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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children and adolescents: current strategies for prevention and treatment.

James A SeddonSarah May JohnsonMegan PalmerMarieke M van der ZalmElisa López-VarelaJennifer A HughesPawel T Schubert
Published in: Expert review of respiratory medicine (2020)
Increased availability of molecular diagnostics has the potential to aid with the diagnosis of MDR-TB in children. Shorter MDR-TB disease treatment regimens have made therapy safer and shorter and further developments with novel agents and repurposed drugs should lead to additional improvements. The evidence base for MDR-TB preventive therapy is increasing.
Keyphrases
  • multidrug resistant
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • drug resistant
  • gram negative
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • young adults
  • combination therapy
  • replacement therapy
  • cystic fibrosis
  • pulmonary tuberculosis