Antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity is uncommon in Tanzanian hospitalized pulmonary TB patients.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on February 01, 2010

Authors

Alma Tostmann1, Jossy van den Boogaard, Hadija Semvua, Riziki Kisonga, Gibson S Kibiki, Rob E Aarnoutse, Martin J Boeree

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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