Origin of the term XDR-TB [2]

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 396-

  Holtz, T H ^a   Cegielski, J P ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LATVIA; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TERMINOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34547557024     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00042607     Document Type: Letter

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