Investigation of tuberculosis contacts in a nonhospital pneumology practice

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 790-795

  Del Castillo Otero, D ^a   Penafiel Colas M ^a   Alvarez Gutierrez F ^a   Soto Campos, J G ^a   Calderon Osuna E ^a   Toral Marin J ^a   Sanchez Gomez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMMUNITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032761582     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050402     Document Type: Article

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