Corticosteroids in tuberculosis

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1298-1303

  Cisneros, Jennifer R ^a   Murray, Kim M ^b  

^a Morton Plant Mease Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 0029914042     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809603001115     Document Type: Review

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