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American Society for Microbiology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2(84), 2020

DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00070-19

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The Bewildering Antitubercular Action of Pyrazinamide

Journal article published in 2020 by Elise A. Lamont, Nicholas A. Dillon ORCID, Anthony D. Baughn ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a cornerstone antimicrobial drug used exclusively for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Due to its ability to shorten drug therapy by 3 months and reduce disease relapse rates, PZA is considered an irreplaceable component of standard first-line short-course therapy for drug-susceptible TB and second-line treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant TB. Despite over 60 years of research on PZA and its crucial role in current and future TB treatment regimens, the mode of action of this unique drug remains unclear.