Antimicrobial resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from children in Greece, 1994-2004

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-428

  Kanavaki, S ^a   Mantadakis, E ^b   Nikolaou, S ^a   Karambela, S ^a   Samonis, George ^a,c  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; Children; Resistance; Streptomycin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 34247130440     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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