The combination of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and ofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Kekkaku

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-13

  Iwanaga, Tomoaki ^a   Yokota, Kinji ^a   Kishikawa, Reiko ^a   Ikeda, Togo ^a   Tsurutani, Hideto ^a   Hirose, Takahito ^a   Nishima, Sankei ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Amoxicillin clavulanic acid (AMPC CVA); Multi drug resistant; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Ofloxacin (OFLX)

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGED; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; OFLOXACIN; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031032403     PISSN: 00229776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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