Molecular mechanisms of multidrug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-282

  Taniguchi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antituberculous agents; Molecular mechanism; Multidrug resistant; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSYL TRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYCLOSERINE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; MYCOLIC ACID; PYRAZINAMIDASE; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRAZINOIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE MUTATION; METABOLIC INHIBITION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034282795     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.22.269     Document Type: Article

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