Shorter treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: the good, the bad and the ugly

Richard van Altena, Onno W. Akkerman, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Cecile Magis-Escurra, Martin J. Boeree, Dick van Soolingen, Wiel C.M. de Lange, Mathieu S. Bolhuis, Wouter Hoefsloot, Gerard de Vries, Tjip S. van der Werf

Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 1800-1802
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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