Resistance patterns of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-552

  Simpson, Graham ^a   Coulter, C ^b   Weston, J ^a   Knight, T ^a   Carter, R ^c   Vincent, S ^a   Robertus, L ^c   Konstantinos, A ^c  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Queensland TB Control Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; MDR TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CAPREOMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFABUTIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 79952795691     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0347     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. World Health Organization. Tuberculosis control in the Western Pacific Region: 2009 report. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2009.
2. Gilpin C M, Simpson G, Vincent S, et al. Evidence of primary transmission of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 148-152.