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How does tuberculosis treatment act on bacilli?

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Kills them: Most of the antibiotics used to treat TB work by blocking the internal molecular machinery of the bacteria thereby leading to bacterial death.

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/7/2016

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