Are some people not safer after successful treatment of tuberculosis?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1324-1325

  Yew, Wing W ^a   Leung, Chi C ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BCG VACCINE;

DISEASE COURSE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; SAFETY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 20444402979     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2502005     Document Type: Editorial

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