Valentina Gerussi, Tania Petersen, Isabelle Bonnet, Alexandra Aubry, Marwa Bachir, Esther Gyde, Florence Morel, Corentin Poignon, Brigitte Rached, Valérie Pourcher, Christophe Rioux, Dorothée Vallois, Nicolas Veziris, Jérôme Robert, Lorenzo Guglielmetti
Emerging infectious diseases 2025 MarHigh-dose isoniazid is recommended to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Among 958 MDR TB isolates identified in France during 2008-2022, 93.1% exhibited high-level isoniazid resistance, and molecular testing showed limited diagnostic accuracy in predicting resistance. Clinicians should reconsider using high-dose isoniazid in MDR TB treatment because of suboptimal effect and toxicity concerns.
Valentina Gerussi, Tania Petersen, Isabelle Bonnet, Alexandra Aubry, Marwa Bachir, Esther Gyde, Florence Morel, Corentin Poignon, Brigitte Rached, Valérie Pourcher, Christophe Rioux, Dorothée Vallois, Nicolas Veziris, Jérôme Robert, Lorenzo Guglielmetti. Evaluation of High-Dose Isoniazid in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment. Emerging infectious diseases. 2025 Mar;31(3):633-636
PMID: 40023825
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