Acquired anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Yaounde, Cameroon

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 427-432

  Kuaban, Christopher ^a,b   Bercion, R ^b   Jifon, G ^a   Cunin, P ^b   Blackett, K Ngu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Acquired resistance; Anti tuberculosis drugs; Cameroon; Yaounde

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034018645     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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