Death of a health care worker with nosocomial extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 795-796

  James, Prince ^a   Christopher, D J ^a   Balamugesh, T ^a   Gupta, Richa ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DEATH; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSES; SPUTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649236492     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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