Survival and relapse rate of tuberculosis patients who successfully completed treatment in Vietnam

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-397

  Vree, Marleen ^a,b   Huong, N T ^c   Duong, B D ^c   Sy, D N ^c   Van, L N ^d   Hung, N V ^d   Co, N V ^c   Borgdorff, M W ^a   Cobelens, F G ^a,b  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c National Tuberculosis Program   (Viet Nam)

^d National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Recurrence; Survival rate; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SPUTUM SMEAR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; VIETNAM;

EID: 34247136722     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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