Routine liver function test monitoring of patients treated for active M.TB infection does not influence management: A real-world retrospective study

E. Gosal (Nottingham, United Kingdom), A. Goodwin (Nottingham, United Kingdom), V. Navaratnam (Nottingham, United Kingdom), L. Dexter (Nottingham, United Kingdom), A. Rich (Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Challenges in tuberculosis care
Session: Challenges in tuberculosis care
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2684
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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