Impact of the host environment on the antitubercular action of pyrazinamide

Pyrazinamide remains the only drug in the tuberculosis pharmacopeia to drastically shorten first-line therapy from nine to six months. Due to its unparalleled ability to sterilize non-replicating bacilli and reduce relapse rates, PZA is expected to be irreplaceable in future therapies against tuberc...

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Main Authors: Elise A. Lamont, Anthony D. Baughn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419306656