Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Completion while Shifting Prescription from Isoniazid-Only to Rifampicin-Containing Regimens: A Two-Decade Experience in Milan, Italy

Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Completion while Shifting Prescription from Isoniazid-Only to Rifampicin-Containing Regimens: A Two-Decade Experience in Milan, Italy

To tackle the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, in 2014 the World Health Organization launched the End TB Strategy, which includes action to prevent latent TB infection (LTBI) reactivation. Available preventive treatments (PT) are based on either isoniazid (INH) alone or rifampicin (RIF)-containing regime...

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Main Authors: Simone Villa, Maurizio Ferrarese, Giovanni Sotgiu, Paola Francesca Castellotti, Laura Saderi, Cecilia Grecchi, Matteo Saporiti, Mario Raviglione, Luigi Ruffo Codecasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis infection
preventive therapy
treatment completion
treatment dropout
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/1/101

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