Intracellular growth and drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages

Tuberculosis

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-133

  Chanwong, Sakarin ^a   Maneekarn, Niwat ^b,c   Makonkawkeyoon, Luksana ^b,c   Makonkawkeyoon, Sanit ^b,c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Isoniazid; Macrophage; Monocyte; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Rifampicin

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOCYTES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RABBITS; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33846814925     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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