Drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in the Baja California-San Diego County border population

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 208-213

  Peter, Christopher R ^a,e   Schultz, Eric ^a   Moser, Kathleen ^a   Cox, Millicent ^b   Freeman, Robert ^f   Ramirez Zetina, Martha ^c   Lomeli, Moises Rodriguez ^d  

^a S Diego Co Hlth/Hum Serv Agy   (United States)

^b San Diego University   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d Servicios Coordinados Salud PBC   (Mexico)

^e S Diego Co Dept of Public Health   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; MEXICO; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031724410     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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