Second-line antituberculosis drugs: Current knowledge, recent research findings and controversies

Progress in Respiratory Research

Volumn 40, Issue , 2011, Pages 81-95

  Schaaf, H Simon ^a,b   Seddon, James A ^a,c   Caminero, Jose A ^d,e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^e INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

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EID: 80052928912     PISSN: 14222140     EISSN: 16623932     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000324382     Document Type: Review

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