Linezolid to treat extensively drug-resistant TB: retrospective data are confirmed by experimental evidence

Giovanni Sotgiu, Rosella Centis, Lia D'Ambrosio, Antonio Spanevello, Giovanni Battista Migliori, on behalf of the International Group for the study of Linezolid

Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 288-290
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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