Clinical impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing genotype strain infection on aged patients in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3127-3129

  Feng, Jia Yih ^a   Su, Wei Juin ^a,b   Tsai, Cheng Chien ^a   Chang, Shi Chuan ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS W BEIJING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 53649094284     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01132-08     Document Type: Article

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