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What are "the big three" everyone keeps talking about?

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kwi | @kwi | Apr 20, 2023

The big three refers to the regimen of 3 antibiotics given to treat NTM/MAC, usually Ethambutol, Azithromycin, Rifampin. They time period is not short. Treatment goes on for many months and even years.