Challenges in Reintroducing Tuberculosis Medications after Hepatotoxicity
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The best approach to reintroducing tuberculosis treatment after hepatotoxicity is still open to debate.
Potential conflicts of interest.D.R.K. has served as a consultant for and has received speaker’s fees and research support from Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and GlaxoSmithKline. R.M.G. has received research grants (awarded to Cornell University) from Merck and has served as an ad hoc consultant to BoehringerIngelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck. All ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/650577