Association of anti-tuberculosis drug concentrations in hair and treatment outcomes in MDR- and XDR-TB

Therapeutic drug monitoring for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is likely to improve treatment outcomes. While assessments of plasma drug levels can explain pharmacokinetic variability among trial participants, these measures require phlebotomy and a cold chain, and are generally not repeated frequ...

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Main Authors: John Metcalfe, Peter Bacchetti, Roy Gerona, Ali Esmail, Keertan Dheda, Monica Gandhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2019-04-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/2/00046-2019.full