Susceptibility of a series of routine sputum samples for antituberculosis chemotherapy in Gweru, Zimbabwe [9]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 282-

  Apers, L M ^a,b   Chihota, V ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELAPSE; SAMPLING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIMBABWE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 2342480554     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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