Bedaquiline: Current status and future perspectives.

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Khoshnood S, Goudarzi M, Taki E, Darbandi A, Kouhsari E, Heidary M, Motahar M, Moradi M, Bazyar H

Bedaquiline: Current status and future perspectives.

J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2021 Jun;25:48-59. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.02.017. Epub 2021 Mar 5.

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The development of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat worldwide. Based on World Health Organization (WHO) reports, it is estimated that more than 500 000 new cases of drug-resistant TB occur annually. In addition, there are alarming reports of increasing multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and the emergence of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) from different countries of the world. Therefore, new options for TB therapy are required. Bedaquiline (BDQ), a novel anti-TB drug, has significant minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) both against drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB. Moreover, BDQ was recently approved for therapy of MDR-TB. The current narrative review summarises the available data on BDQ resistance, describes its antimicrobial properties, and provides new perspectives on clinical use of this novel anti-TB agent.

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