Tuberculosis: Challenges to Improve the Treatment

Mariana Moreira Lima; Ariane Trindade; Flavia Carnavalli; Aylime Castanho Bolognesi Melchior; Chung Man Chin; Jean Leandro dos Santos

doi:10.2174/1574884708666131229124215

ISSN: 1574-8847
E-ISSN: 2212-3938

Tuberculosis: Challenges to Improve the Treatment
By Mariana Moreira Lima, Ariane Trindade, Flavia Carnavalli, Aylime Castanho Bolognesi Melchior, Chung Man Chin and Jean Leandro dos Santos
Source: Current Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 10, Issue 3, Aug 2015, p. 242 - 251
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1574884708666131229124215
- Available online: 01 Aug 2015

Abstract

Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current treatment has several challenges, such as multi-drug resistance, extensively drug-resistance and HIV co-infection. Problems related to patients, treatment and health care system also contribute negatively to this panel. This review summarizes the main obstacles causing in the treatment of tuberculosis and discusses several strategies to improve the treatment.

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Keyword(s): Drug interactions; extensively drug-resistance; HIV; multi-drug resistance; treatment improvement; tuberculosis; tuberculosis treatment

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