Effectiveness and safety of imipenem/clavulanate and linezolid to treat multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis at a referral hospital in Brazil
Evidence on effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of imipenem/clavulanate (IC) and linezolid containing regimens to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR-) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is scarce. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the therapeutic contribution of IC...
Main Authors: | M.A. Arbex, E.H. Bonini, G. Kawakame Pirolla, L. DâAmbrosio, R. Centis, G.B. Migliori |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173511516300707 |
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