Quantitative bacillary response to treatment in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected and M. africanum infected adults with pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 579-582

  Joloba, M L ^a   Johnson, J L ^a   Namale, A ^a   Morrissey, A ^a   Assegghai, A E ^a   Rusch Gerdes S ^a   Mugerwa, R D ^a   Ellner, J J ^a   Eisenach, K D ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Colony forming units; M. africanum; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Radiometric; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034962482     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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