Project: PRJEB32419
We report on the first six cases of acquired resistance to bedaquiline in Pakistan. Seventy sequential culture isolates from 30 drug-resistant tuberculosis patients on bedaquiline-containing regimen were tested for minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) and whole genome sequencing. An increase in MICs associated with cross-resistance to clofazimine and appearance of specific mutations was documented in six cases. The study underlines that appropriate monitoring is mandatory for the introduction of new drugs.
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