Helen R Stagg, Dominik Zenner, Ross J Harris, Laura Muñoz, Marc C Lipman, Ibrahim Abubakar
BACKGROUND: Effective treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important component of TB elimination programs. Promising new regimens that may be more effective are being introduced. Because few regimens can be directly compared, network meta-analyses, which allow indirect comparisons to be made, strengthen conclusions. PURPOSE: To determine the most efficacious regimen for preventing active TB with the lowest likelihood of adverse events to inform LTBI treatment policies...
September 16, 2014: Annals of Internal Medicine