Initial resistance to companion drugs should not be considered an exclusion criterion for the shorter multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimen

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OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether companion drug resistance was associated with adverse outcomes of the shorter multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment regimen in Bangladesh after adjustment for fluoroquinolone resistance.

METHODS: MDR-TB/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients registered for treatment with a standardized gatifloxacin-based shorter MDR-TB treatment regimen were selected for the study. Drug resistance was determined by the proportion method, gatifloxacin and isoniazid minimum inhibitory concentration testing for selected isolates, and whole-genome sequencing.

RESULTS: Low-level fluoroquinolone resistance and high-level fluoroquinolone resistance were the most important predictors of adverse outcomes, with pyrazinamide resistance having a significant yet lower impact. In patients with fluoroquinolone-/second-line-injectable-susceptible tuberculosis, non-eligibility for the shorter MDR-TB treatment regimen (initial resistance to pyrazinamide, ethionamide, or ethambutol) was not associated with adverse outcome (adjusted odds ratio 1.01; 95% confidence interval 0.4-2.8). Kanamycin resistance was uncommon (1.3%). Increasing levels of resistance to isoniazid predicted treatment failure, also in a subgroup of patients with high-level fluoroquinolone-resistant tuberculosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that resistance to companion drugs in the shorter MDR-TB treatment regimen, except kanamycin resistance, is of no clinical importance as long as fluoroquinolone susceptibility is preserved. Hence, contrary to current WHO guidelines, exclusions to the standard regimen are justified only in the case of fluoroquinolone resistance. and possibly kanamycin resistance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:100

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 100(2020) vom: 28. Nov., Seite 357-365

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lempens, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Decroo, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Aung, Kya J M [VerfasserIn]
Hossain, Mohammad A [VerfasserIn]
Rigouts, Leen [VerfasserIn]
Meehan, Conor J [VerfasserIn]
Van Deun, Armand [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Bouke C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2KNI5N06TI
8G167061QZ
Antimicrobial resistance
Antitubercular Agents
Ethambutol
Fluoroquinolones
High-dose isoniazid
Isoniazid
Journal Article
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Pyrazinamide
Rifampin
Shorter treatment regimen
V83O1VOZ8L
VJT6J7R4TR
Whole-genome sequencing

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Date Completed 26.01.2021

Date Revised 10.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.042

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NLM314026819