title: Why is long-term therapy required to cure tuberculosis?
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
authors: Lynn E
authors: LE
authors: Connolly
authors: Paul H
authors: PH
authors: Edelstein
authors: Lalita
authors: L
authors: Ramakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents