2017
Population implications of the use of bedaquiline in people with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: are fears of resistance justified?
Kunkel A, Furin J, Cohen T. Population implications of the use of bedaquiline in people with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: are fears of resistance justified? The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2017, 17: e429-e433. PMID: 28533094, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30299-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of bedaquilineDrug-resistant tuberculosisXDR tuberculosisBedaquiline resistanceCohort study resultsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisNew combination regimensHigh mortality rateFears of resistanceInfected contactsCombination regimensDrug combinationsPatientsEquivalent outcomesMortality rateAntituberculosis drugsBedaquilineTuberculosisNovel drugsDrug bedaquilineDrugsDiseasePopulation implicationsResistance concernsGreat need
2016
Tradeoffs in Introduction Policies for the Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Bedaquiline: A Model-Based Analysis
Kunkel A, Cobelens FG, Cohen T. Tradeoffs in Introduction Policies for the Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Bedaquiline: A Model-Based Analysis. PLOS Medicine 2016, 13: e1002142. PMID: 27727274, PMCID: PMC5058480, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of tuberculosisMDR-TB treatmentTB treatmentSecondary casesDrug-resistant (XDR) TBResistance patternsLife expectancyMultidrug-resistant TB patientsDrug bedaquilineMDR-TB drugsAnti-tuberculosis drug bedaquilineCulture conversionMDR patientsTB patientsMortality benefitBedaquiline resistanceMedian timeRisk of resistanceTB drugsDecrease transmissionHypothetical cohortSources of heterogeneityDrug interactionsInitial cohortTime of initiation