| Literature DB >> 29523331 |
Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire1, Mohammed Lamorde2, Agnes N Kiragga2, Kelly E Dooley3, Moses R Kamya4, Andrew Kambugu2, Jan Fehr5, Yukari C Manabe3, Barbara Castelnuovo2.
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. Many countries still fall below the minimum World Health Organization (WHO) TB treatment target success rate. There is conflicting evidence about whether concentrations of anti-tuberculosis drugs given at standard doses have an effect on treatment outcomes. The current data correlating anti-TB drug concentrations and treatment outcome is limited. This article summarized the existing literature and their utility in evaluating the association between each anti-TB drug's concentrations using current target concentrations and treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receiving standard WHO-recommended dosing.Entities:
Keywords: Anti-tuberculosis drugs; Concentrations; Treatment outcomes
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29523331 PMCID: PMC5846119 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2017.11.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tuberculosis (Edinb) ISSN: 1472-9792 Impact factor: 3.131