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Shorter, simpler DR-TB regimen expected later this year

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Latest, NSP and SANAC, TB, TB

A new six-month treatment regimen for drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis is expected to be rolled out in the public sector later this year – current regimens take anything from nine to 18 months. Catherine Tomlinson unpacks why the switch is important and outlines what still needs to happen to make it a reality.

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Shorter, simpler DR-TB regimen expected later this year

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