Concepedia

Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Italy.

Giovanni Ferrara, Luca Richeldi, Massimiliano Bugiani, Daniela María Cirillo, Giorgio Besozzi, S. Nutini, L Casali, F Fiorentini, Luigi Ruffo Codecasa, Giovanni Battista Migliori

PubMed · 2005 · 33 citations · 18 references

Abstract

The best available treatment should be provided to all newly diagnosed MDR-TB patients, avoiding the use of poorly modified regimens. MDR-TB patients should be referred to highly specialised centres.

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