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Off-label use of bedaquiline in children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant TB

Jay Achar et al.
Sept. 5, 2017, 8:26 p.m.

Abstract

We describe 27 children and adolescents <18 years of age who received bedaquiline during treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. We report good treatment responses and no cessation attributable to adverse effects. Bedaquiline could be considered for use with this age group for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis when treatment options are limited.


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Source: Emerging Infectious Disease