Shortened multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in settings with a high prevalence of ofloxacin resistance

Lorenzo Guglielmetti, Francis Varaine, Helena Huerga, Maryline Bonnet, Michael L. Rich, Carole D. Mitnick

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (1) 1700598; 10.1183/13993003.00598-2017
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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