Role of surgery in multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis: Results of 27 cases

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 531-534

  Kir, Altan ^a,b   Tahaoǧlu, Kemal ^a   Okur, Erdal ^a   Hatipoǧlu, Tülay ^a  

^a Medica Imaging Centre   (Turkey)

^b Gözde Apt No: 5/22 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Multi drug resistant tuberculosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CAPREOMYCIN; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0343052947     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00230-3     Document Type: Article

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