Challenging MDR-TB clinical problems – The case for a new Global TB Consilium supporting the compassionate use of new anti-TB drugs

MDR-TB is a growing challenge worldwide, and an obstacle to TB elimination. It is apparent that TB is being replaced by small but growing number of resistant cases with an anticipated 2 million cases of MDR-TB within the next two decades. One of the potential causes of MDR-TB is iatrogenic and we ri...

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Main Authors: Simon Tiberi, Emanuele Pontali, Marina Tadolini, Lia D’Ambrosio, Giovanni Battista Migliori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219300517