Isoniazid for preventing tuberculosis in non-HIV infected persons

Smieja, Marek; Marchetti, Catherine; Cook, Deborah; Smaill, Fiona

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001363

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Isoniazid for preventing tuberculosis in non-HIV infected persons

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Jan 25, 1999

Authors:

Marek Smieja

Catherine Marchetti

Deborah Cook

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although isoniazid (INH) is commonly used for treating tuberculosis (TB), it is also effective as preventive therapy. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review was to estimate the effect of 6 and 12 month courses of INH for preventing TB in HIV-negative people at increased risk of develop...

Subject

Medicine

Tuberculosis

Isoniazid

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