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The number of pills an MDR-TB patient would have to take could be reduced from an average of 14 000 to an average of 3 360 over the course of treatment.from nearly two years to nine to 11 months with a similar effectiveness, according to a large clinical trial whose results were published in a US journal on Wednesday.

The new clinical trial, which included nearly 400 patients from Vietnam, Mongolia, South Africa and Ethiopia , compared the effectiveness of long-term treatment and that of a shorter therapy. In reducing the length of treatment, patients have a better chance of finishing the entire regimen, especially in poor countries where healthcare infrastructures are weak.

 

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