Frequency and type of microbiological monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1553-1555

  Kurbatova, Ekaterina V ^a   Gammino, V M ^a   Bayona, J ^b,c   Becerra, M ^b,c   Danilovitz, M ^d   Falzon, D ^e   Gelmanova, I ^b   Keshavjee, S ^b,c   Leimane, V ^f   Mitnick, C D ^b,c   Quelapio, M I D ^g   Riekstina, V ^f   Taylor, A ^a   Viiklepp, P ^h   Zignol, M ^e   Cegielski, J P ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Infectology Center of Latvia   (Latvia)

^g Tropical Disease Foundation   (Philippines)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Culture conversion; MDR TB; Monitoring; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERU; PHILIPPINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 80053934718     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0101     Document Type: Article

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