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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 336-348.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20220523

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Interpretation of WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis, Module 4: treatment-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, 2022 update

Fu Liang, Ren Tantan, Zhang Peize, Lu Shuihua()   

  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, China
  • Received:2023-01-10 Online:2023-04-10 Published:2023-03-31
  • Contact: Lu Shuihua E-mail:lushuihua66@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation of Guangdong(2020B1111170014);Shenzhen Fund for Guangdong Provincial High-level Clinical Key Specialties(SZGSP010);Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation(JCYJ20220530163212027);Shenzhen Scientific and Technological Foundation(JCYJ20180228162112889);Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Tuberculosis(20210617141509001);Special Fund of Shenzhen Central-leading-local Scientific and Technological Foundation(LCYX20220620105200001);Summit Plan for Foshan High-Level Hospital Construction(FSSYYKF-2020001)

Abstract:

World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis, Module 4: treatment-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, 2022 update on February 15, 2022. The author introduced the main points of the updated guidelines, including the recommendations on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (focusing on a new short-term plan), management, patient care, and treatment monitoring, and discussed the feasibility of the guidelines in clinical practice and future research directions in China.

Key words: Drug resistance, multiple, bacterial, Tuberculosis, Drug therapy, combination, Program evaluation, Guidebooks

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