Article ; Online: New Drugs and Regimens for Tuberculosis Disease Treatment in Children and Adolescents.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
2022 Volume 11, Issue Supplement_3, Page(s) S101–S109
Abstract: After almost 30 years of relative stagnation, research over the past decade has led to remarkable advances in the treatment of both drug-susceptible (DS) and drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) disease in children and adolescents. Compared with the ... ...
Abstract | After almost 30 years of relative stagnation, research over the past decade has led to remarkable advances in the treatment of both drug-susceptible (DS) and drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) disease in children and adolescents. Compared with the previous standard therapy of at least 6 months, 2 new regimens lasting for only 4 months for the treatment of DS-TB have been studied and are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with a shortened 6-month regimen for treatment of DS-TB meningitis. In addition, the 18- to 24-month regimens previously used for DR-TB that included painful injectable drugs with high rates of adverse effects have been replaced with shorter, safer all-oral regimens. Advances that have improved treatment include development of new TB drugs (bedaquiline, delamanid, pretomanid), reapplication of older TB drugs (rifampicin and rifapentine), and repurposing of other drugs (clofazimine and linezolid). The development of child-friendly formulations for many of these drugs has further enhanced the ability to safely and effectively treat DS- and DR-TB in children and adolescents. The characteristics and use of these drugs, regimens, and formulations are reviewed. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Humans ; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use ; Tuberculosis/drug therapy ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/drug therapy ; Clofazimine/therapeutic use ; Linezolid |
Chemical Substances | Antitubercular Agents ; Clofazimine (D959AE5USF) ; Linezolid (ISQ9I6J12J) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-10-31 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2668791-4 |
ISSN | 2048-7207 ; 2048-7193 |
ISSN (online) | 2048-7207 |
ISSN | 2048-7193 |
DOI | 10.1093/jpids/piac047 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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