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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Treatment of Isoniazid-resistant Tuberculosis: Need to Revisit

Manohar Lal Gupta, Shyam Sunder Yadav

Keywords : Epidemiology, Monoresistance, Multidrug-resistant, Tuberculosis

Citation Information : Gupta ML, Yadav SS. Treatment of Isoniazid-resistant Tuberculosis: Need to Revisit. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2023; 65 (2):83-84.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-11007-0066

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-11-2023

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


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