Rifampicin resistant leprosy: A review and a research proposal of a pilot study

Leprosy Review

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-8

  Ji, B ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; GENE PRODUCT; RIFAMPICIN; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; FOOT PAD; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0036193849     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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