Current status of fluoroquinolone use for treatment of tuberculosis in Korea

B. H. Kang, T. S. Shim, S. D. Lee, W. S. Kim, D. S. Kim (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2822
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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