Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Completion while Shifting Prescription from Isoniazid-Only to Rifampicin-Containing Regimens: A Two-Decade Experience in Milan, Italy

To tackle the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, in 2014 the World Health Organization launched the End TB Strategy, which includes action to prevent latent TB infection (LTBI) reactivation. Available preventive treatments (PT) are based on either isoniazid (INH) alone or rifampicin (RIF)-containing regime...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 101
Main Authors:	Villa, Simone, Ferrarese, Maurizio, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Castellotti, Paola Francesca, Saderi, Laura, Grecchi, Cecilia, Saporiti, Matteo, Raviglione, Mario, Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 31.12.2019 MDPI
Subjects:	Clinical medicine HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Immigrants Infections Liver NGOs Nongovernmental organizations Patients Tuberculosis Italy Milan Italy latent tuberculosis infection treatment completion treatment dropout preventive therapy
ISSN:	2077-0383, 2077-0383
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