Drug Resistance Pattern of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex at a Medical Center in Central Taiwan, 2003-2007

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-290

  Yu, Chia Chuan ^a   Chang, Chih Yen ^a   Liu, Chun Eng ^a   Shih, Li Fong ^a   Hsiao, Ju Hua ^a   Chen, Chang Hua ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; HIV; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 77955337333     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60045-X     Document Type: Article

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