Multiple infection with resistant and sensitive M. tuberculosis strains during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis patients

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1155-1160

  Baldeviano Vidalón, Geral Christian ^a,d   Quispe Torres, N ^a   Bonilla Asalde, C ^b   Gastiaburu Rodriguez D ^c   Pro Cuba, J E ^c   Llanos Zavalaga, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DANIEL ALCIDES CARRIÓN   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Multiple infections; Peru; RFLP; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERU; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SMEAR; STAINING; SUPERINFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERU; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 26444458263     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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