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Tuberculosis: New biomarker indicates individual treatment duration

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Abstract

The treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is long, demanding, and expensive. The treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is long, demanding, and expensive. In particular, the ever increasing emergence of resistant tuberculosis bacteria requires a lot of patience: In these cases, the WHO generally recommends a standard treatment duration of at least 18 months, as there are no reliable biomarkers for an early termination.
Key Data

  • Publication Date
    18 February 2021
  • Primary Author
    Christoph Lange
  • Source
    DZIF
  • Language
    English
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