Short-course chemotherapy for isoniazid-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 278-282

  Bai, Kuan Jen ^a   Yu, Ming Chih ^a   Suo, Jen ^b   Chiang, Chen Yuan ^a   Chiang, I Hsin ^a   Lin, Tao Ping ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^c  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Co Chron Dis Contr Stn   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Isoniazid resistant pulmonary tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Short course chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZINAMIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031945305     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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