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Effectiveness of Preventive Therapy for Persons Exposed at Home to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Karachi, Pakistan
In Karachi, Pakistan, a South Asian megacity with a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and low HIV prevalence, we assessed the effectiveness of fluoroquinolone-based preventive therapy for drug-resistant (DR) TB exposure. During February 2016–March 2017, high-risk household contacts of DR TB patie...
Autores principales: | Malik, Amyn A., Gandhi, Neel R., Lash, Timothy L., Cranmer, Lisa M., Omer, Saad B., Ahmed, Junaid F., Siddiqui, Sara, Amanullah, Farhana, Khan, Aamir J., Keshavjee, Salmaan, Hussain, Hamidah, Becerra, Mercedes C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920671/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33624580 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203916 |
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