Host-directed therapies for multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) causes 1.3 million deaths annually. There are 0.5 million cases of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) and the number of cases is rising globally. The current status quo of the lengthy treatment duration and poor treatment outcomes associated with MDR/extensively drug-resistant TB, and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=21;epage=22;aulast=Zumla |