Reactivation of tuberculosis after apparently adequate chemoprophylaxis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Currie, Graeme P ^a   Emmanuel, Francis X S ^b   Ford, David ^c   Devereux, Graham ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Contact; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PYRAZINAMIDE; RECURRENCE; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 29444455920     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.02.021     Document Type: Article

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