Responsible use of rifampin in Canada is threatened by irresponsible shortages.

CMAJ

Associate director, McGill International TB Centre, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; TB clinic director, Montreal Chest Institute, Montréal, Que.

Published: October 2019

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