Article
[Trends in tuberculosis treatment duration].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Nov 2006
Veziris Nicolas, Aubry Alexandra, Truffot-Pernot Chantal
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The two principal characteristics of tuberculosis treatment are its length (several months) and the need to use several antibiotics simultaneously (multiple drug therapy). Multiple drug therapy is intended to prevent the selection of resistant mutants at the beginning of treatment, when the bacilli population is largest. The length of treatment is due to dormant bacilli, which are much more difficult for...
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