Investigation of the efficacy of the short regimen for rifampicin-resistant TB from the STREAM trial
Abstract Background The STREAM trial demonstrated that a 9–11-month “short” regimen had non-inferior efficacy and comparable safety to a 20+ month “long” regimen for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis. Imbalance in the components of the composite primary outcome merited further inves...
Main Authors: | P. P. J. Phillips, A. Van Deun, S. Ahmed, R. L. Goodall, S. K. Meredith, F. Conradie, C-Y Chiang, I. D. Rusen, A. J. Nunn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01770-z |
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