The threat of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Results of 1 yr of surveillance in the Lombardy region of Italy

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 332-336

  Salamina, G ^a   Sodano, L ^b   Mezzetti, F ^c   Moro, M L ^d  

^a USL 5 Grugliasco   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sanitaria Locale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antituberculosis drug resistance; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Risk groups; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WARD;

EID: 0032848629     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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