Clinical evaluation of the cause of death in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis

Kekkaku

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 771-775

  Kobashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Matsushima, Toshiharu ^a   Okimoto, Niro ^b   Hara, Yoshihito ^c  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Kawasaki Medical University Kawasaki Hospital   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Active pulmonary tuberculosis; Antituberculous drug; Bacterial superinfection; MRSA

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUPERINFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0036906539     PISSN: 00229776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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