Open AccessSix-month versus nine-month therapy for intestinal tuberculosis: a protocol for a randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Min Liu,
Cheng Er Zhan,
Linlin Shi,
Li Zhao,
Xia Jiang,
Zhao Lin Zhang,
Dongya Chen,
Hong Xu,
Jianyong Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-21-1642
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , tuberculosis , intestinal tuberculosis , surgery , clinical trial , pediatrics , disease , pathology
The optimal duration of treatment for intestinal tuberculosis (TB), which remains a common disease worldwide, has not yet been established. The proposed randomized controlled study will aim to compare the efficacy of short-term six-month with nine-month anti-TB therapy for treating intestinal TB.
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