Tuesday, 31 December 2019

MDR Koch's(multi drug resistant TB) How to select the drug-Guidance from WHO


Avoid using Second line drugs of Kochs  for ordinary UTI!!

What are second line drugs for Kochs ?? This group of second line drugs is therefore considered to be the most important component of the core MDR-TB regimen. The benefits from their use outweighs the potential risks. So they should always be included unless there is an absolute contra-indication for their use.The order of preference for the inclusion of the later generation fluoroquinolones in MDR-TB regimens is:high-dose levofloxacin , all Fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin or moxifloxacin), bed aquiline and linezolid are strongly recommended for use in longer regimens, which are completed with other drugs ranked by their relative balance of effectiveness to potential toxicity.
·          
·         moxifloxacin
·         & gatifloxacin
It is recommended that ofloxacin is phased out from MDR-TB regimens and that ciprofloxacin is never used due to the limited evidence for their effectiveness Second Line Drugs - Fluoroquinolones, second line injectable drugs
Second line drugs are the TB drugs that are used for the treatment of drug resistant TB.
WHO recommendations on the treatment of drug resistant TB
In December 2018 the World Health Organisation (WHO) changed their recommendations on the second line drugs to be used for the treatment of drug resistant TB. As the treatment provided for many patients will lag behind the guidelines produced by WHO, a summary of the 2016 recommendations are also provided here for reference.
The guidelines published by WHO provide extensive information, so the information provided here is just a summary.
Second line drugs, recommendations after December 2018
The second line drugs to be used for the treatment of drug resistant TB after 2018 are shown in the table below.
The new guidelines mark a major change in the recommended treatment to be provided for those on "longer regimens".

Longer MDR-TB regimens are treatments for MDR/RR-TB which last 18 months or more and which may be standardized or individualized. These regimens are usually designed to include a minimum number of second line TB medicines considered to be effective based on patient history or drug resistance patterns. The term "conventional" was previously used to refer to such regimens but was discontinued in 2016 when WHO first issued a recommendation for the use of a shorter MDR-TB regimen.
Injectable agents are no longer among the priority medicines to be used when designing longer MDR-TB regimens and WHO recommends that oral regimens should become the preferred option for most patients. It is a major step forward in the treatment of patients with drug resistant TB that patients are no longer required to have injectable drugs.
Fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin or moxifloxacin), bed aquiline and  linezolid are strongly recommended for use in longer regimens, which are completed with other drugs ranked by their relative balance of effectiveness to potential toxicity.
Group A :
Group B :
Group C :
Levofloxacin (Lfx) or
Moxifloxacin (Mfx)
Clofazimine (Cfz)
Ethambutol (E)
Bedaquiline (Bdq)
Cycloserine (Cs)
or Terizidone (Trd)
Delamanid (Dlm)
Linezolid (Lzd)
Pyrazinamide (Z)
Imipenem-cilastatin (Ipm-Cln) or
Meropenem (Mpm)
Amikacin (Am) (or Streptomycin)
Ethionamide (Eto) or Prothionamide (Pto)
p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS)
Second line drugs used to treat rifampicin resistant and multi drug resistant TB after December 2018
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All three medicines in Group A should be included.
In group B one or both medicines should be included
Group C medicines should be included to complete the regimen when medicines from Groups A and B cannot be used.
There is some further information about this on the page on the Treatment of Drug Resistant TB, and there is extensive information which should be consulted in the WHO guidelines document.
Second line drugs, recommendations after 2016 and before 2018
In 2016 WHO changed their recommendations on the second line drugs to be used for the treatment of drug resistant TB.2. The second line drugs to be used for the treatment of drug resistant TB after 2016 were as follows.
Group A : Fluoroquinolones
Group B : Second line injectable drugs
Group C : Other core second line drugs
Group D : Add-on drugs (not part of the core MDR-TB regimen)
Levofloxacin (Lfx)
Amikacin (Am)
Ethionamide/Prothionamide (Eto/Pto)
D1 Pyrazinamide
Moxifloxacin (Mfx)
Capreomycin (Cm)
Cycloserine / Terizidone (Cs Trd)
D1 Ethambutol (E)
Gatifloxacin (Gfx)
Kanamycin (Km)
Linezolid (Lzd)
D1 High-dose isoniazid (Hh)
(Streptomycin)
Clofazimine (Cfz)
D2 Bedaquiline (Bdq)
D2 Delamanid (Dlm)
D3 p-aminosalicylic acid PAS)
D3 imipenem-cilastatin (lpm)
D3 Meropenem (Mpm)
D3 Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Amx-Clv)
D3 Thioacetazone (T)
Second line drugs used to treat rifampicin resistant and multi drug resistant TB after May 2016
Groups A, B & C are the core second line drugs.
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Monday, 30 December 2019

DNA banking is the storage of DNA (typically extracted from white blood cells) for possible future use.


DNA banking is the storage of DNA (typically extracted from white blood cells) for possible future use. Because it is likely that testing methodology and our understanding of genes, allelic variants, and diseases will improve in the future, consideration should be given to banking DNA of affected individuals.

Prenatal Testing

Pregnancies known to be at increased risk for the 7q11.23 duplication. Prenatal testing using genomic testing that will detect the 7q11.23 duplication found in the proband may be offered when:
  • A parent has the recurrent microduplication.
  • The parents do not have the 7q11.23 duplication but have had a child with the 7q11.23 duplication syndrome. In this instance, the recurrence risk associated with the possibility of parental germline mosaicism or other predisposing genetic mechanisms is probably <1%.
Differences in perspective may exist among medical professionals and within families regarding the use of prenatal testing, particularly if the testing is being considered for the purpose of pregnancy termination rather than early diagnosis. Although most centers would consider decisions about prenatal testing to be the choice of the parents, discussion of these issues is appropriate.
Pregnancies not known to be at increased risk for the 7q11.23 duplication. CMA performed in a pregnancy not known to be at increased risk may detect the recurrent 7q11.23 microduplication.
Note: Whether a pregnancy is known or not known to be at increased risk for the 7q11.23 duplication , prenatal test results cannot reliably predict the phenotype.
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) may be an option for some families in which the 7q11.23 duplication has been identified.

Resources

GeneReviews staff has selected the following disease-specific and/or umbrella support organizations and/or registries for the benefit of individuals with this disorder and their families. GeneReviews is not responsible for the information provided by other organizations. For information on selection criteria, click here.
  • Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA)
  • Duplication Cares
Phone: 440-853-7023
Fax: 425-642-2514
Email: info@DuplicationCares.org
  • Unique: The Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group
G1 The Stables
Station Road West
Oxted Surrey RH8 9EE
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1883 723356
Email: info@rarechromo.org; rarechromo@aol.com

Hat is Molecular Genetics??

Information in the Molecular Genetics and OMIM tables may differ from that elsewhere in the GeneReview: tables may contain more recent information. —ED.

Table A.

7q11.23 Duplication Syndrome: Genes and Databases
Critical Region
Gene
Chromosome Locus
Protein
WBSCR
Not applicable
Not applicable
Data are compiled from the following standard references: gene from HGNC; chromosome locus, locus name, critical region, complementation group from OMIM; protein from UniProt. For a description of databases (Locus Specific, HGMD) to which links are provided, click here.

Table B.

OMIM Entries for 7q11.23 Duplication Syndrome (View All in OMIM)
WILLIAMS-BEUREN REGION DUPLICATION SYNDROME

Molecular Genetic Pathogenesis

Duplication mechanism. Both the duplication of the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region (WBSCR) that causes the 7q11.23 duplication syndrome and the deletion of the WBSCR that causes Williams syndrome are mediated by the genomic structure of the region. The WBSCR is flanked by low copy repeats (LCRs) with high nucleotide sequence similarity that predisposes the region to nonallelic homologous recombination.
An inversion polymorphism at 7q11.23 in one parent has been detected in 20% of children with a classic de novo7q11.23 duplication [Morris et al 2015]. In approximately 25% of individuals with a classic Williams syndrome deletion, the unaffected parent in whom the chromosome deletion originated has the inversion [Osborne et al 2001, Bayés et al 2003, Hobart et al 2010]. Approximately 6% of the general population also has this inversion polymorphism [Hobart et al 2010], which does not cause clinical symptoms [Tam et al 2008]. Presence of the inversion polymorphism confers an increased risk for both 7q11.23 duplication and deletion, likely through increased difficulty in meiotic pairing between chromosomes with the 7q11.23 region in opposite orientations [Osborne et al 2001].
Genes of interest in this region. A number of genes have been mapped within the 7q11.23 duplication region:
The relation of the remaining genes within the duplicated region to the 7q11.23 duplication phenotype is unknown. Note that in the list below genes marked with an * lie entirely within the low copy repeat (LCR) regions of 7q11.23.

References

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