Strategies to Enhance Diagnostic Capabilities for the New Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) Drugs
Antonia Morita Iswari Saktiawati, Anca Vasiliu, Francesca Saluzzo, Onno W. Akkerman · 2024
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Antonia Morita Iswari Saktiawati and co-authors review how to test for drug resistant tuberculosis in a 2024 paper. New drugs for this disease are precious, and careless use can breed resistance to them as well. Testing whether a patient's bacteria still respond to a drug guides treatment, yet such testing is weak in many places. The review lays out the current drugs, the tests now in use, and the gaps in those tests.
The authors propose public health steps to close the gaps. Those steps include stronger labs, better staff training, and quality checks, plus hubs that pool testing for a region. They also urge wider access in underserved areas through public and private partnerships, lower test costs, remote expert support, and routine molecular tracking of resistance. Fair access to testing is a thread that runs through the whole plan.
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| CREATOR | Antonia Morita Iswari Saktiawati, Anca Vasiliu, Francesca Saluzzo, Onno W. Akkerman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |