Ambulatory management of pre- and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis patients with imipenem delivered through port-a-cath: A mixed methods study on treatment outcomes and challenges.

Ambulatory management of pre- and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis patients with imipenem delivered through port-a-cath: A mixed methods study on treatment outcomes and challenges.

<h4>Background</h4>Imipenem, an intravenous antibiotic is recommended for use in drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) when an effective regimen with combination of other second line drugs is not possible. Though the treatment success rates with carbapenems are promising, the twice daily i...

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Main Authors: Vijay Vinayak Chavan, Alpa Dalal, Sharath Nagaraja, Pruthu Thekkur, Homa Mansoor, Augusto Meneguim, Roma Paryani, Pramila Singh, Stobdan Kalon, Mrinalini Das, Gabriella Ferlazzo, Petros Isaakidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234651

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