Assessment of resistance in multi drug resistant tuberculosis patients

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 397-400

  Irfan, Seema ^a   Hassan, Qaiser ^a   Hasan, Rumina ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PAKISTAN;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PAKISTAN; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34248633090     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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