Should ethambutol be recommended for routine treatment of tuberculosis in children? A review of the literature

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-15

  Trebucq A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Ethambutol; Ocular; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHAMBUTOL; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031061315     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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