Tuberculosis in the context of emerging and reemerging diseases

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-269

  Brennan, Patrick J ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Molecular pathogenesis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Reemerging; Tubercle bacillus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESEARCH; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0030962770     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00056-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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