Isoniazid (H) is one of the most important first-line medicines for the treatment of active tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI), with high bactericidal activity and a good safety profile. The emergence of TB strains resistant to isoniazid threaten to reduce the effectiveness of TB treatment....

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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a large-scale public health problem. Key global priorities for TB care and control include improving case-detection and detecting cases earlier, including cases of smear-negative disease. This document updates existing WHO policy on the use of molecular LPAs for detecting MTBC a...

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