Reply to "Contradictory results with high-dosage rifamycin in mice and humans".
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Eric L. Nuermberger, Ian M. Rosenthal, Rokeya Tasneen, Charles A. Peloquin, Khisimuzi E. Mdluli, Petros C. Karakousis, Jacques H. Grosset Center for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; Infectious Diseases Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, New York, New York
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 57 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013