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What is your approach to prescribing RIPE for 6 month vs rifapentine/moxifloxacin for 4 months in the treatment of drug sensitive TB in the US?

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Infectious Disease · University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

There are many things that have to be taken into consideration before deciding on using the rifapentine-moxifloxacin regimen instead of the standard RIPE regimen for drug-susceptible TB. The regimen is only recommended for people with pulmonary TB at this time. People with extra pulmonary TB were no...

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