High-dose rifampicin in tuberculosis: experiences from a Dutch tuberculosis centre

C. Seijger (Nijmegen, Netherlands), W. Hoefsloot (Nijmegen, Netherlands), I. Bergsma (Nijmegen, Netherlands), J. Van Ingen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), S. Kuijpers (Nijmegen, Netherlands), L. Te Brake (Nijmegen, Netherlands), R. Van Crevel (Nijmegen, Netherlands), R. Aarnoutse (Nijmegen, Netherlands), M. Boeree (Nijmegen, Netherlands), C. Magis-Escurra (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2132
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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