Inhalational phytochemicals as possible treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: Two case reports [1]

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 369-370

  Sherry, Eugene ^a   Reynolds, Max ^b   Sivananthan, Sureshan ^c   Mainawalala, Sakiusa ^d   Warnke, Patrick H ^e  

^a The Sydney Private Hospital   (Australia)

^b Springwood   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d Lautoka Hospital   (Fiji)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MEGABAC; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TEA TREE OIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALAISE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; PLEURAL PAIN; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 5344271830     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.01.001     Document Type: Letter

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