Managing severe tuberculosis and its sequelae: from intensive care to surgery and rehabilitation
ABSTRACT Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) continue to challenge physicians and public health specialists. Global treatment outcomes continue to be unsatisfactory, positive outcomes being achieved in only 54% of patients. Overall outcomes...
Main Authors: | Simon Tiberi, Marcela Muñoz Torrico, Ananna Rahman, Maria Krutikov, Dina Visca, Denise Rossato Silva, Heinke Kunst, Giovanni Battista Migliori |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2019-04-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132019000200500&lng=en&tlng=en |
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