Fixed-dose combination associated with faster time to smear conversion compared to separate tablets of anti-tuberculosis drugs in patients with poorly controlled diabetes and pulmonary tuberculosis in Qatar

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is associated with increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure, death, and relapse compared to patients without diabetes. Current TB regimens are available as fixed dose combination (FDC) and separate tablets (ST), in which using the former is purported to make it easi...

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Autores principales: Al-Shaer, Mohammad H., Elewa, Hazem, Alkabab, Yosra, Nazer, Lama H., Heysell, Scott K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30089476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3309-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30089476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3309-0

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