Journal article
World Health Organization treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis, 2016 update
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global concern. Tuberculosis (TB) strains resistant to rifampicin and other TB medicines challenge patient survival and public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has published treatment guidelines for drug-resistant TB since 1997 and last updated them in 2016 based on reviews of aggregated and individual patient data from published and unpublished studies. An international expert panel formulated …
Authors
Falzon D; Schünemann HJ; Harausz E; González-Angulo L; Lienhardt C; Jaramillo E; Weyer K
Journal
European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 49, No. 3,
Publisher
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Publication Date
March 2017
DOI
10.1183/13993003.02308-2016
ISSN
0903-1936