Drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Israel, a society of immigrants: 1985-1994

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 689-694

  Sosna, J ^a   Shulimzon, T ^b   Roznman, J ^b   Lidgi, M ^c   Lavy, A ^d   Ben Dov, I Z ^e   Ben Dov, I ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Department of Radiology Sheba Medical Center Tel Aviv University ^*  (Israel)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mortality; Outcome; Primary and secondary resistance; Radiographic findings

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032768801     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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