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Early bactericidal activity
DEFINITION
The ability of anti-tuberculosis drugs or treatments to reduce the burden of M. tuberculosis in sputum specimens collected overnight from people with laboratory-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis during the first 14 days of therapy.
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Ability of the drug to kill tubercle bacilli in the first few days of treatment
From: The Union
Year: 2002
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