Present status of tuberculosis: Introduction to rifapentine

Drugs of Today

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. D, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Casal, Manuel J ^a  

^a Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; RIFAMYCIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAPENTINE; STREPTOMYCIN;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; POINT MUTATION; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033459493     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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