Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the first line anti tubercular drugs - A twenty year review

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-128

  Jesudason, M V ^a   Mukundan, U ^a   Saaya, R ^a   Vanitha, K ^a   Lalitha, M K ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0042420759     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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