Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, Lesotho

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 992-993

  Satti, Hind ^a   Seung, Kwonjune ^b   Keshavjee, Salmaan ^b   Furin, Jennifer ^b  

^a PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CAPREOMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LESOTHO; LETTER; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 45249123025     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1406.071654     Document Type: Letter

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