204
Participants
Start Date
July 23, 2014
Primary Completion Date
July 4, 2018
Study Completion Date
February 18, 2020
PCR-based strategy
Treatment based on the results of detection of resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin using PCR (GenoType ® Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Drug Resistance (MTBDR)plus 2.0) in a smear positive patient with pulmonary tuberculosis: initiation of a 3 drug combination (isoniazid (H / INH); rifampicin (R /RIF); pyrazinamide (Z / PZA)) if no resistance is detected and treatment based on suspected resistance in case of INH and/or RIF resistant strain.
conventional therapy
Initiation of a standard 4 drug combination (isoniazid (H / INH); rifampicin (R /RIF); pyrazinamide (Z / PZA); ethambutol (EMB or E)) until the results of DST are available.
Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris
Bichat hospital, Paris
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
OTHER