title: Treatment of active tuberculosis: challenges and prospects.
abstract: This article reviews the basic principles of drug treatment of tuberculosis, individual pharmacologic agents, current treatment recommendations, and several special situations that clinicians are likely to encounter in medical practice.
authors.affiliation: John Peter Smith Hospital, Viola Pitts/Como Community Health Clinic, 4701 Bryant Irvin Road, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahbazian
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Weis
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents