A comparison of drug sensitivity pattern in category-I failure versus category-I relapse pulmonary TB patients attending a tertiary care hospital in South Punjab, Pakistan. Is WHO category-II ATT regimen appropriate?

M. I. Shahzad, M. A. Mushtaq, M. Z. Shaheen, H. Ghulam Murtaza (Multan, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Drug-resistant tuberculosis

Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2828

Disease area: Respiratory infections

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M. I. Shahzad, M. A. Mushtaq, M. Z. Shaheen, H. Ghulam Murtaza (Multan, Pakistan). A comparison of drug sensitivity pattern in category-I failure versus category-I relapse pulmonary TB patients attending a tertiary care hospital in South Punjab, Pakistan. Is WHO category-II ATT regimen appropriate?. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2828

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