Follow-up of compliance with tuberculosis treatment in children: Monitoring by urine tests

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-57

  Palanduz, Ayşe ^a,b   Gultekin, Derya ^a   Kayaalp, Nimet ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Hasan Halife Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Compliance; Isoniazid; Pyrazinamide; Rifampicin; Tuberculosis; Urine testing

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TURKEY; URINALYSIS; URINE;

EID: 0037706766     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10314     Document Type: Article

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