Tuberculosis in St. Petersburg and the Baltic Sea region

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-314

  Samarina, Arina ^a   Zhemkov, Vladimir ^b   Zakharova, Olga ^b   Hoffner, Sven ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b City Anti Tuberculosis Dispensary   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BALTIC STATES; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX RATIO; SUPERINFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BALTIC STATES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUSSIA; SCANDINAVIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34147156801     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540601034758     Document Type: Article

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