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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (10): 1635-1644.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20260390

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Research progress of short-course treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

Liu Shuya1, Yang Dan2, Chu Naihui2, Ruan Yunzhou3, Ren Jingjuan4, Wang Ni4(), Cheng Shiming5()   

  1. 1 Department of District and County, Chongqing Institute of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chongqing 400050, China
    2 Department Ⅰ of Tuberculosis, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing 101149, China
    3 Department of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Control, National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine), Beijing 102206, China
    4 Department of Applied Technology, National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine), Beijing 102206, China
    5 Chinese Antituberculosis Association, Beijing 100101, China
  • Received:2026-07-02 Online:2026-10-10 Published:2026-09-30
  • Contact: Wang Ni, Email: wangni@chinacdc.cn;Cheng Shiming, Email: smcheng@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Science and Technology Major Project for the Prevention and Control of Emerging and Major Infectious Diseases(2025ZD01907702);Chinese Antituberculosis Association Global Tuberculosis Alliance Cooperation Project(CATA/TBA 20210310HQ7)

Abstract:

Multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) remains a critical public health challenge for global tuberculosis prevention and control. In recent years, the development and clinical application of novel anti-tuberculosis agents, particularly bedaquiline, delamanid, and pretomanid, have brought revolutionary breakthroughs for short-course regimens. Compared with conventional 18-24-month regimens, short-course regimens have demonstrated significant advantages in improving treatment outcomes, reducing loss to follow-up, and lowering drug-related adverse events. The B-Pa-L-M regimen (B: bedaquiline; Pa: pretomanid; L: linezolid; M: moxifloxacin) has now been recommended by the World Health Organization as the preferred standardized treatment regimen for MDR/RR-TB, marking a new era of all-oral short-course treatment. The authors systematically summarize recent advances in the development of novel anti-tuberculosis drugs, outline the evolution of short-course regimens for MDR/RR-TB alongside their pivotal clinical trial evidence, and discuss future research directions. It aims to provide evidence to support the optimization of MDR/RR-TB treatment strategies and public health decision-making.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Drug resistance, Drug therapy, combination, Antitubercular agents

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