Dynamics of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Veracruz, México between 2002 and 2008

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 776-778

  Zenteno Cuevas, Roberto ^a   Rubí, Alberto ^a   Fuentes Domínguez, Javier ^b,c   Lara González, José Luis ^b   Escobar Mesa, Alejandro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b Servicios de Salud de Veracruz ^*

^c Servicios de Salud de Veracruz (Veracruz Health Services)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mexico; Multidrug resistance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CAPREOMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEXICO; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 78650330533     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1021     Document Type: Letter

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