How long should treatment be continued with three-drug oral therapy before the regimen is considered to be successful or whether lack of culture conversion suggests intensification with amikacin is indicated?

How long should treatment be continued with three-drug oral therapy before the regimen is considered to be successful or whether lack of culture conversion suggests intensification with amikacin is indicated?

How long should treatment be continued with three-drug oral therapy before the regimen is considered to be successful or whether lack of culture conversion suggests intensification with amikacin is indicated?


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Presenter

Antonio Catanzaro, MD

Antonio Catanzaro, MD

Professor of Medicine
Previously, Director, Tuberculosis Control
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California