Ethionamide Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics-derived Dose, the Role of MICs in Clinical Outcome, and the Resistance Arrow of Time in Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Devyani Deshpande,
Jotam G. Pasipanodya,
Stellah Mpagama,
Shashikant Srivastava,
Paula Bendet,
Thearith Koeuth,
Pooi S Lee,
Scott K. Heysell,
Tawanda Gumbo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy609
Subject(s) - ethionamide , ethambutol , medicine , tuberculosis , pharmacology , isoniazid , pharmacodynamics , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pharmacokinetics , pathology
Ethionamide is used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The antimicrobial pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, the contribution of ethionamide to the multidrug regimen, and events that lead to acquired drug resistance (ADR) are unclear.
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