Pulmonary tuberculosis: Diagnosis and treatment

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7551, 2006, Pages 1194-1197

  Campbell, Ian A ^a   Bah Sow, Oumou ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Conakry   (Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN; RIFATER; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SPUTUM CULTURE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; BUDGET; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SPUTUM;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; BUDGETS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG COSTS; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SPUTUM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33646950447     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7551.1194     Document Type: Review

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