Initial screening for antituberculous drug resistance at an inpatient facility in Leon, Nicaragua

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-26

  De La Hoz, Rafael E ^a   Waycott, Sandra ^b   Garcia, David ^c   Melendez, Rigoberto ^d   Bia, Frank J ^b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Sistemas Locales de Atención Integral a la Salud León SILAIS León   (Nicaragua)

^d Hospital R Lacayo   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NICARAGUA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIOMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031019199     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.24     Document Type: Article

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