Drug-resistant tuberculosis: Resistance mechanisms and rapid susceptibility testing

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 49, 2000, Pages 1909-1913

  Pfyffer, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drugs; Resistance; Resistance mechanisms; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034627202     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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