Hepatotoxicity of pyrazinamide: Cohort and case-control analyses

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1391-1396

  Chang, Kwok Chiu ^a,c   Leung, Chi C ^a   Yew, Wing W ^b   Lau, Tat Y ^a   Tam, Cheuk M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Wanchai Chest Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Pyrazinamide; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SIDE EFFECT; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 44949096349     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200802-355OC     Document Type: Article

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