Are the Present Doses of Anti Tubercular Drugs Adequate for Severe Disease?
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a Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa b Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa c Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa d Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK, e The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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