Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children can be treated

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 425-426

  Migliori, Giovanni Battista ^a   Manissero, Davide ^b,d   Sotgiu, Giovanni ^c  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d Otsuka SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861345194     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70038-5     Document Type: Letter

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