Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the roles of the first-line drugs versus the second-line drugs in the treatment of tuberculosis.
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