Common antibiotic can prevent drug-resistant TB in exposed kids, say study. But is it safe?

Two clinical trials show how Levofloxacin, given once daily to children over six months, prevented infection in five-year-olds exposed to MDR-TB by 56 per cent and in adolescents by 45 per cent

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