In vitro activity of antituberculous agents against Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Bogota, DC (Colombia) evaluated by the Etest

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-112

  Sánchez, Liliana ^a   Londoño, Darío ^b   Arango, Alvaro I ^c   Mattar, Salim ^d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b Assoc Prof Int Med Dept C   (Colombia)

^c Fundacion Clinica Shaio   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0344286727     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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