New Insights into Biomarkers for Evaluating Therapy Efficacy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis : A Narrative Review

© 2023. The Author(s)..

Evaluating therapy efficacy is crucial for patients with tuberculosis (TB), especially those with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The World Health Organization currently recommends sputum smear and culture as the standard methods for evaluating pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) therapy efficacy. However, these approaches have limitations including low sensitivity, lengthy culture periods, and susceptibility to contamination. There is an urgent need for dependable biomarkers to evaluate therapy efficacy in patients with PTB. Numerous new biomarkers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and the host have been used in recent studies to evaluate PTB therapy efficacy. A systematic review and update of these biomarkers can facilitate the discovery of novel biomarkers and assessment models, as well as provide a solid scientific basis for alternative indicators of evaluating therapy efficacy. In this review we summarize the recent advancements and limitations of biomarkers used to monitor therapy efficacy, highlighting the importance of utilizing a combination of biomarkers. Although some biomarkers have potential in evaluating the efficacy of therapy in patients with PTB, they also have some limitations. Further research, validation, and optimization are required to identify the most reliable and effective alternative biomarkers and apply them to clinical practice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - 12(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2665-2689

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Fuzhen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Yu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Journal Article
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Review
Therapeutics
Treatment outcome
Treatment response

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40121-023-00887-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36430166X