Effectiveness of hepatoprotective drugs for anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity: a retrospective analysis

Abstract Background The effectiveness of hepatoprotective drugs for DIH (drug induced hepatotoxicity) during tuberculosis treatment is not clear. We evaluated the effectiveness of hepatoprotective drugs by comparing the period until the normalization of hepatic enzymes between patients who were pres...

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Main Authors: Zenya Saito, Yugo Kaneko, Akira Kinoshita, Yusuke Kurita, Kyuto Odashima, Tsugumi Horikiri, Yutaka Yoshii, Aya Seki, Yoshitaka Seki, Hiroshi Takeda, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2000-6