The Roll-out of Child-friendly Fixed-dose Combination TB Formulations in High-TB-Burden Countries: A Case Study of STEP-TB

• Main Authors: Lena Faust (Author), Kawsar Abdi (Author), Kristin Davis (Author), Chen He (Author), Caitlin Mehrotra (Author), Emilie Stibolt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has hitherto been treated through estimation of pediatric doses through the crushing of adult pills, but the bitter taste of the pills and the inaccuracy of this dosing method presents a challenge for both patients and healthcare providers, leading to poor treatment outco...