Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis today

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 78-

  Matteelli, A ^a   Centis, R ^b   D'Ambrosio, L ^b   Migliori, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Care and Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84856597535     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.097360     Document Type: Editorial

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