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American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: Treatment of tuberculosis
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THIS OFFICIAL JOINT STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, AND THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA WAS APPROVED BY THE ATS BOARD OF DIRECTORS OCTOBER 2002, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OCTOBER 2002, AND THE COUNCIL OF THE IDSA OCTOBER 2002.
PURPOSE
The recommendations in this document are intended to guide the treatment of tuberculosis in settings where mycobacterial cultures, drug susceptibility testing...
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