As part of the March issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. To mark World TB Day, chief editor Martin Kolb interviews section editor Giovanni Battista Migliori about the following articles.

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Borisov SE, Dheda K, Enwerem M, et al. Effectiveness and safety of bedaquiline-containing regimens in the treatment of MDR- and XDR-TB: a multicentre study. Eur Respir J 2017; 49: 1700387.

Cabibbe AM, Sotgiu G, Izco S, et al. Genotypic and phenotypic M. tuberculosis resistance: guiding clinicians to prescribe the correct regimens. Eur Respir J 2017; 50: 1702292.

Falzon D, Schünemann HJ, Harausz E, et al. World Health Organization treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis, 2016 update. Eur Respir J 2017; 49: 1602308.

Guglielmetti L, Jaspard M, Le Dû D, et al. Long-term outcome and safety of prolonged bedaquiline treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2017; 49: 1601799.

Miotto P, Tessema B, Tagliani E, et al. A standardised method for interpreting the association between mutations and phenotypic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2017; 50: 1701354.

Pontali E, Sotgiu G, Tiberi S, et al. Cardiac safety of bedaquiline: a systematic and critical analysis of the evidence. Eur Respir J 2017; 50: 1701462.

Van der Werf MJ, Hollo V, Ködmön C, et al. Eligibility for shorter treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the European Union. Eur Respir J 2017; 49: 1601992.