Novel drugs and drug combinations for treating tuberculosis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Munang, Melinda L.; O’Shea, Matthew K.; Dedicoat, Martin
- Source
- BMJ: British Medical Journal. 10/25/2014, Vol. 349 Issue 7980, p31-35. 5p.
- Subject
- *TUBERCULOSIS treatment
*COMBINATION drug therapy
*DIFFUSION of innovations
*ISONIAZID
*EVALUATION of medical care
*MEDICAL care costs
*QUINOLONE antibacterial agents
*RIFAMPIN
*SAFETY
*TUBERCULOSIS
*DRUG development
*PYRAZINAMIDE
*TREATMENT duration
*INVESTIGATIONAL drugs
*SYMPTOMS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1756-1833
The article discusses therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis and mentions the case of a 56 year old man who had been treated for pulmonary tuberclosis. Topics discussed includes novel drugs and combinations of the first line antituberculosis drugs used to treat tuberculosis, effectiveness of drugs combination and adverse effects with fixed drug combinations.