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article · New England Journal of Medicine

Levofloxacin Preventive Treatment in Children Exposed to MDR Tuberculosis

202444 citationsStellenbosch University

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Abstract

Although preventive treatment with levofloxacin led to a lower incidence of tuberculosis than placebo among children with household exposure to MDR tuberculosis, the difference was not significant. (Supported by Unitaid and others; TB-CHAMP ISRCTN Registry number, ISRCTN92634082.).

Research topics

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2314318

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