Can serial qualitative polymerase chain reaction monitoring predict outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment?

Respirology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 305-309

  Chierakul, Nitipatana ^a   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^a   Tingtoy, Nipa ^a   Arjratanakul, Wiyada ^a   Pattanakitsakul, Sa Nga ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Treatment monitoring; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELAPSE; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035698410     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2001.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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