Use of bedaquiline in spinal osteomyelitis and soft tissue abscess caused by multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A case report

Use of bedaquiline in spinal osteomyelitis and soft tissue abscess caused by multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A case report

Introduction: Spinal Tuberculosis (STB) represents between 1% and 2% of total tuberculosis cases. STB management remains challenging; the first-line approach consists of medical treatment, while surgery is reserved for patients with complications. No data regarding STB treatment with bedaquiline-con...

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Main Authors: Andrea De Vito, Vito Fiore, Valentina Urru, Elena Bozzi, Nicholas Geremia, Elija Princic, Donatella Canu, Paola Molicotti, Riccardo Are, Sergio Babudieri, Giordano Madeddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bedaquiline
Tuberculosis
Osteomyelitis
MDR
Hard to treat infection
Bone infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867022003932

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