Two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. canetti

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1350-1352

  Miltgen, Jean ^a   Morillon, Marc ^a   Koeck, Jean Louis ^b   Varnerot, Anne ^c   Briant, Jean François ^a   Nguyen, Gilbert ^a   Verrot, Denis ^a   Bonnet, Daniel ^a   Vincent, Véronique ^c  

^a LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0036848890     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0811.020017     Document Type: Article

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