Title: Effectiveness and Safety of Imipenem-Clavulanate Added to an Optimized Background Regimen (OBR) Versus OBR Control Regimens in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
Authors: Tiberi, Simon; Sotgiu, Giovanni; D'Ambrosio, Lia; Centis, Rosella; Arbex, Marcos Abdo; Arrascue, Edith Alarcon; Alffenaar, Jan Willem; Caminero, Jose A.; Gaga, Mina; Gualano, Gina; Skrahina, Alena; Solovic, Ivan; Sulis, Giorgia; Tadolini, Marina; Guizado, Valentina Alarcon; De Lorenzo, Saverio; Arias, Aurora Jazmín Roby; Scardigli, Anna; Akkerman, Onno W.; Aleksa, Alena
Abstract: A letter to the editor is presented regarding a study on the effectiveness and safety of imipenem-clavulanate (IC), which was added to an optimized background regimen (OBR) against OBR control regiments, in the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Subjects: DRUG efficacy; IMIPENEM; MULTIDRUG-resistant tuberculosis; THERAPEUTICS
Publication: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 62, Issue 9, p1188
ISSN: 1058-4838
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw088

Effectiveness and Safety of Imipenem-Clavulanate Added to an Optimized Background Regimen (OBR) Versus OBR Control Regimens in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.

A letter to the editor is presented regarding a study on the effectiveness and safety of imipenem-clavulanate (IC), which was added to an optimized background regimen (OBR) against OBR control regiments, in the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.