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. 2022 Feb 21;8(1):00551-2021.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00551-2021. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Treatment outcomes among childhood extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Pakistan

Muhammad Abubakar  1 , Nafees Ahmad  1 , Muhammad Atif  2 , Amer Hayat Khan  3 , Abdul Ghafoor  4
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Treatment outcomes among childhood extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Pakistan

Muhammad Abubakar et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Treatment outcomes of childhood XDR-TB patients in Pakistan are better than in adult patients but still disappointing https://bit.ly/3rkQ9sw.

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Conflict of interest: None declared

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