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Bibliographic Info

GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: Module 4: Treatment - Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization

Recommendation

Status
Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

A shorter all-oral bedaquiline-containing regimen of 9–12 months duration is recommended in eligible patients with confirmed multidrug- or rifampicinresistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) who have not been exposed to treatment with second-line TB medicines used in this regimen for more than 1 month, and in whom resistance to fluoroquinolones has been excluded.

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