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MMWR: Fatal and Severe Hepatitis Associated with Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection--New York and Georgia, 2000

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This report discusses two cases of latent TB infection in which patients developed severe or fatal hepatitis associated with rifampin-pyrazinamide (RIF-PZA) treatment.

Author:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Office of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Series, CDC MMWR
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2001
ID:
31545
  • TB
  • Treatment- Adverse Reactions
  • Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB)
  • TB Treatment
  • Treatment- Medication Information

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