The challenge of managing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis at a referral hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a report of three cases

The challenge of managing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis at a referral hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a report of three cases

ABSTRACT Here, we report the cases of three patients diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and admitted to a referral hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, showing the clinical and radiological evolution, as well as laboratory test results, over a one-year period. Treatment wa...

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Main Authors: Marcos Abdo Arbex, Hélio Ribeiro de Siqueira, Lia D'Ambrosio, Giovanni Battista Migliori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Tuberculose resistente a múltiplos medicamentos
Tuberculose extensivamente resistente a drogas
Antituberculosos
Antibióticos antituberculose
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