Estimated generic prices for novel treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Dzintars Gotham,
Joseph Fortunak,
Anton Pozniak,
Saye Khoo,
Graham Cooke,
Frederick E. Nytko,
Andrew Hill
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw522
Subject(s) - bedaquiline , moxifloxacin , linezolid , medicine , clofazimine , generic drug , tuberculosis , vancomycin , pharmacology , drug , antibiotics , mycobacterium tuberculosis , biology , staphylococcus aureus , leprosy , genetics , pathology , dermatology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology
The estimated worldwide annual incidence of MDR-TB is 480 000, representing 5% of TB incidence, but 20% of mortality. Multiple drugs have recently been developed or repurposed for the treatment of MDR-TB. Currently, treatment for MDR-TB costs thousands of dollars per course.
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