| Literature DB >> 33622487 |
Hamzah Z Farooq, Daniela M Cirillo, Doris Hillemann, David Wyllie, Marieke J van der Werf, Csaba Ködmön, Vlad Nikolayevskyy.
Abstract
We surveyed availability of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Europe. Of 27 laboratories, 17 tested for linezolid, 11 for clofazimine, 9 for bedaquiline, and 6 for delamanid during 2019. Our findings indicate that testing capacity for newer and repurposed tuberculosis drugs exists, but its availability is limited.Entities:
Keywords: Europe; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; drug susceptibility; drugs; public health; respiratory infections; testing; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33622487 PMCID: PMC7920658 DOI: 10.3201/eid2703.204418
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883