Spray-Dried, Nanoencapsulated, Multi-Drug Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy Aimed at Once Weekly Administration for the Duration of Treatment

Spray-Dried, Nanoencapsulated, Multi-Drug Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy Aimed at Once Weekly Administration for the Duration of Treatment

Aiming to improve the treatment outcomes of current daily tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy over several months, we investigated whether nanoencapsulation of existing drugs would allow decreasing the treatment frequency to weekly, thereby ultimately improving patient compliance. Nanoencapsulation of th...

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Main Authors: Lonji Kalombo, Yolandy Lemmer, Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, Bathabile Ramalapa, Patric Nkuna, Laetitia L.L.I.J. Booysen, Saloshnee Naidoo, Rose Hayeshi, Jan A. Verschoor, Hulda S. Swai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Nanomaterials
Subjects:
nanomedicine
tuberculosis
spray-drying technology
efficacy
dose frequency
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/8/1167

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