Building clinical trials capacity for tuberculosis drugs in high-burden countries

PLoS Med. 2007 Nov 6;4(11):e302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040302.

Abstract

The long duration of TB therapy, the high prevalence of HIV coinfection, and the growing prevalence of drug-resistant TB underscore the urgent need for more effective treatments.

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic* / economics
  • Clinical Trials as Topic* / methods
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents