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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2021

Acquired Resistance to Isoniazid During Isoniazid Monotherapy in a Subject with Latent Infection Following Household Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Contact: A Case Report.

Tsung-Lun Li, Tai-Hua Chan, Cheng-Hui Wang, Ruwen Jou, Ming-Chih Yu, Denise Utami Putri, Chih-Hsin Lee, Yi-Hsien Lin

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsung-Lun LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tai-Hua ChanTaiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hui WangPulmonary Research Center, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ruwen JouTaiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming-Chih YuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Denise Utami Putri *Pulmonary Research Center, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Hsin Lee *Department of Internal Medicine, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsien LinPulmonary Research Center, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Medical University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWPulmonary Associates · USTaipei Medical University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Appropriate treatment is the key element in eliminating tuberculosis (TB), and requires prompt diagnosis. We presented a case of a household contact of rifampicin-resistant TB revealing reactive IFN-gamma release assay with unsuspicious clinical and radiologic examinations. She was diagnosed with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and treated with isoniazid monotherapy. On the ninth month, she developed a progressive cough and was found to harbor active TB disease with added resistance to isoniazid. An individualized anti-TB regimen consisting of moxifloxacin, kanamycin, prothionamide, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was prescribed for 20 months, leading to sputum culture conversion and improvement of the reported symptom. No recurrence was observed on one-year follow-up. Assuming high compliance to therapy, we propose that the patient may have been underdiagnosed and received sub-optimal treatment leading to acquired-drug resistance. Conventional diagnosis methods based on immunological assay and radiographical findings may be insufficient to distinguish the incipient and subclinical states of TB from LTBI.

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acquired drug resistancecase reportdrug-resistant TBlatent tuberculosis infectionLTBIsubclinical TBtreatment

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PMID33907428
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