Isoniazid-resistant cavitary tuberculosis in a physician following isoniazid prophylaxis

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 622-625

  Karchmer, Tobi B ^a   Phipps, John D ^a   Giannetta, Eve T ^a   Farr, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0036794661     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501983     Document Type: Article

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