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Protocols for Isoniazid-Resistant TB Can Fail, Lead to MDR-TB
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Title Protocols for Isoniazid-Resistant TB Can Fail, Lead to MDR-TB
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570287?src=rss
Description Regimens previously recommended for the treatment of isoniazid-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis carry some risk of failure, and such failure can be accompanied by the development of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), according to a small, retrospective study by Korean researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Date Feb 19, 2008
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