The High Mortality Rate for Patients with MDR-TB and XDR-TB

question 78

True/False

The high mortality rate for patients with MDR-TB and XDR-TB is due in part because of the severe side effects from the daily multidrug regimen and the stimulation of a strong cell-mediated immune response.

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