Empirical treatment for Tuberculosis: Survey of Cases treated over 2 years in a London Area

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-95

  Tariq, S M ^a   Tariq, S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ASIAN; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1942502410     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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