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September 10, 2025Annals of Medicine and SurgeryOpen Access

Pakistan’s path forward in DR-TB management: insights from global implementation of BPaL/BPaLM regimen

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SSShambhu Kumar SahAAAreeba AhsanTYTularam Yadav

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Overview

Analysis highlights potential of BPaL/BPaLM regimens to improve cure rates in DR-TB patients in Pakistan, emphasizing urgent need for policy reforms.

Key Points

  • BPaL and BPaLM regimens could reduce DR-TB treatment duration significantly while offering high success rates.
  • Success rates for BPaL/BPaLM regimens can reach up to 90%, indicating substantial efficacy in DR-TB management.
  • Urgent measures are needed to overcome barriers in diagnostic infrastructure and healthcare policy to utilize BPaL/BPaLM.
  • Enhancing healthcare systems and patient compliance is critical to maximizing the impact of new treatment regimens in Pakistan.

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Sah et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c241efb210217d647a0f8dhttps://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000003548
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