Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Taiwan [9]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 871-872

  Jou, Ruwen ^a,e   Chuang, Pei Chun ^a   Wu, Ying Shun ^b   Yan, Jing Jou ^c   Luh, Kwen Tay ^d  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b Chest Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d National Tuberculosis Association   (Taiwan)

^e Research and Diagnostic Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33646569957     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1205.051688     Document Type: Letter

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