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1. Bedaquiline Resistance after Effective Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Namibia

Author

Gunar Günther, Lusia Mhuulu, Azaria Diergaardt, Viola Dreyer, Maria Moses, Kaarna Anyolo, Nunurai Ruswa, Mareli Claassens, Stefan Niemann, and Emmanuel Nepolo

Subjects
tuberculosis, TB, tuberculosis and other mycobacteria, bacteria, respiratory infections, bedaquiline, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Bedaquiline is currently a key drug for treating multidrug-resistant or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. We report and discuss the unusual development of resistance to bedaquiline in a teenager in Namibia, despite an optimal background regimen and adherence. The report highlights the risk for bedaquiline resistance development and the need for rapid drug-resistance testing.

Published
2024
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