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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...
Autores principales: | Al-Shaer, Mohammad H., Elewa, Hazem, Alkabab, Yosra, Nazer, Lama H., Heysell, Scott K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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