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Comment
. 2014 Sep;14(9):794-5.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70879-5.

Empiric tuberculosis treatment in retreatment patients in high HIV/tuberculosis-burden settings

John Z Metcalfe  1 , Peter Mason  2 , Stanley Mungofa  3 , Charles Sandy  4 , Philip C Hopewell  1
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Empiric tuberculosis treatment in retreatment patients in high HIV/tuberculosis-burden settings

John Z Metcalfe et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Sep.
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