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Ensure a comprehensive approach when treating drug-resistant tuberculosis

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Ensure a comprehensive approach when treating drug-resistant tuberculosis. Drugs Ther Perspect 28, 15–18 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2165/11606270-000000000-00000

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