Prevalence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Vladimir and Orel regions, Russia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1309-1312

  Punga, V V ^a   Jakubowiak, Wieslaw M ^b   Danilova, I D ^c   Somova, T R ^d   Volchenkov, G V ^d   Kazionnyy, B Y ^e   Nemtsova, E S ^e   Kiryanova, E V ^e   Kourbatova, E V ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Office of the Special Representative of the WHO Director General in Russia   (Russian Federation)

^d Vladimir Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary   (Russian Federation)

^e Orel Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary ^*  (Russian Federation)

^f SAMARA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Drug susceptibility testing; Extensively drug resistant; Second line drugs; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CAPREOMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHIONAMIDE; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUSSIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350122865     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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