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New treatments for Tuberculosis
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  1. William Martin Ricketts
  1. Correspondence to Dr William Martin Ricketts, Newham University Hospital, Respiratory Medicine, London E13 8SL, UK; william.ricketts{at}nhs.net

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Diacon et al report a promising advance in both the future management of tuberculosis (TB) and the future design of drug trials in this field.1 The authors undertook a prospective, randomised study in uncomplicated, treatment naive patients with smear-positive pulmonary TB in South Africa.

The study assessed the early bactericidal activity (EBA) of novel combinations of new and existing …

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