Treatment of Multidrug‐Resistant Tuberculosis in San Francisco: An Outpatient‐Based Approach
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (7) , 968-975
- https://doi.org/10.1086/428582
Abstract
Background. Treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires prolonged therapy, often involving long hospital stays. Despite intensive and costly therapy, cure rates are relatively low.Keywords
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