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Tuberculosis
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Latent Tuberculosis
If a patient does not tolerate completion of a course of LTBI treatment with either 6-9INH or 3HP, is it reasonable to complete a subsequent partial course of rifampin alone, or does the rifampin treatment course need to be re-started?
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