Drug susceptibility pattern of M.Tuberculosis isolated from patients attending a private hospital

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 104-106

  Sureshkumar, D ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Ram ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Multidrug resistance; Private health care; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84855689718     PISSN: 15536203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajidsp.2011.104.106     Document Type: Article

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