Short-Course Regimen for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Myth or Reality!

Arshad Javaid

Short-Course Regimen for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Myth or Reality!

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Arshad Javaid

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Tuberculosis, MDR-TB, Treatment, Shorter Regimen

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a slowly progressive disease and its treatment is prolonged and difficult. For decades it is a major global health problem. An important landmark towards eradication of TB was the development of short course chemotherapy.

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2017-11-28

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Javaid, A. (2017). Short-Course Regimen for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Myth or Reality!. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 23(3), 78–81. Retrieved from http://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/471

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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2017)

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