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Shorter Multi-Drug Therapy for Tuberculosis Is As Effective As 6-Month Regimen – Technology Networks
A four-month multi-drug therapy treated active tuberculosis as effectively as the standard six-month regimen, cutting treatment time by a third.
Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month regimen in a multinational study, cutting treatment time by a third. Coauthors including Marc Weiner, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, reported the findings May 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
“Shorter treatment would be easier for people to complete without missing doses, and ultimately may be cost-effective,”…
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