Spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis [1]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 647-648

  Samper, Sofía ^a   Martín, Carlos ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CAPREOMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34047158124     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1304.061329     Document Type: Letter

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