MDR-TB TREATMENT UPDATE

Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) accounts for an expanding proportion of incident global TB cases and is a major barrier to global tuberculosis control. Conventional therapy for RR-TB is more toxic, less effective, and much more costly than drug-susceptible TB. Treatment success has been co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sean Wasserman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223002503