title: Ertapenem in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: first clinical experience.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infection, Barts Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK These authors contributed equally.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiberi
authors.affiliation: Public Health Consulting Group, Lugano, Switzerland WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate, Italy These authors contributed equally.
authors.forename: Lia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.affiliation: Eugenio Morelli MDR-TB Reference Hospital, AOVV, Sondalo, Italy These authors contributed equally.
authors.forename: Saverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Lorenzo
authors.affiliation: Eugenio Morelli MDR-TB Reference Hospital, AOVV, Sondalo, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viggiani
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Centis
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari - Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sotgiu
authors.affiliation: University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan Wilem C
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Alffenaar
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate, Italy giovannibattista.migliori@fsm.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Migliori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D000077727:Ertapenem; D054908:Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy*; D055815:Young Adult; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D000077727:Ertapenem