Supporting clinical management of the difficult-to-treat TB cases: the ERS-WHO TB Consilium

Supporting clinical management of the difficult-to-treat TB cases: the ERS-WHO TB Consilium

Multi-drug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB) are considered a serious threat for TB control and elimination. The outcome of these patients is still largely unsatisfactory as of today, with treatment success rates being consistently below 50% at global level. The World Health...

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Main Authors: Lia D’Ambrosio, Marina Tadolini, Rosella Centis, Raquel Duarte, Giovanni Sotgiu, Stefano Aliberti, Masoud Dara, Giovanni Battista Migliori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MDR-TB
XDR-TB
clinical management
drug resistance
prevention
ERS/WHO Consilium
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214017421

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