Slide 1ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENTS Israa Eltayib Slide 2 ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENTS The main mycobacterial infections in humans are tuberculosis and leprosy-typically chronic…

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PowerPoint Presentation ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENTS ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENTS The main mycobacterial infections in humans are tuberculosis and leprosy-typically chronic infections…