Off-Label Use of Bedaquiline in Children and Adolescents with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT: We describe 27 children and adolescents <18 years of age who received bedaquiline during treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. We report good treatment responses and no cessation attributable to adverse effects. Bedaquiline could be considered for use with this age group for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis when treatment options are limited.

SUBMITTER: Achar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621552 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature