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Is it safe to use pyrazinamide in older patients with TB?
Is it safe to use pyrazinamide in older patients with TB?
01 Oct 2024 byStephen Padilla

Adding pyrazinamide (PZA) to the initial tuberculosis (TB) treatment in older patients may lead to an increase in the incidence of adverse events (AEs), particularly allergic reactions, but not in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay, or hepatotoxicity, reports a study, which used data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database.

Is it safe to use pyrazinamide in older patients with TB?
01 Oct 2024