Rifampicin-induced renal toxicity during retreatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 53, Issue SEPT., 2005, Pages 811-813

  Banu Rekha, V V ^a   Santha, T ^a   Jawahar, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 25444457805     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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