Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis: A new threat to global public health

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 20-22

  Pratt, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antituberculosis drugs; Extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147209434     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080020901     Document Type: Article

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