Proficiency testing of first- and second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Italy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1263-1266

  Fattorini, Lanfranco ^a   Migliori, Giovanni Battista ^b   Cassone, Antonio ^a   Mustazzolu, Alessandro ^a   Piccaro, Giovanni ^a   Filippini, Perla ^a   Cirillo, DanielaMaria ^c   Borroni, Emanuele ^c   Piersimoni, C ^d   Costa, D ^e   Grimaldi, A ^f   De Santis, A ^f   Arosio, M ^g   Goglio, A ^g   Mazza, C ^h   Squintani, L ^h   Di Pede, B ^h   Gaspari, G ^h   Marchetti, D ⁱ   Nanetti, A ^j   Larcher, C ^k   Frizzera, E ^k   Rizza, F ^k   Pinsi, G ^l   Turano, A ^l   Caddeu, R ^m   Farris, A G ^m   Di Naso, C ⁿ   Cavalcanti, P ^o   Tomei, G ^p   Mantini, G ^p   Ceruti, T ^q   Ferrari, L ^q   Rossi, M R ^r   Tortoli, E ^s   Montini, G ^t   Senno, E ^u   Nistico S ^v   Colonna, C ^w   Buono, L ^w   Mazzola, E ^x   Gesu, G ^x   Penati, V ^x   Vaccarino, P ^x   Piana, F ^x   Cichero, P ^c   Lombardi, A ^y   Mantovani, G ^z   Fabio, A ^aa,ak   Bertoli, G ^aa   Rumpianesi, F ^aa   Santoro, G ^ab   Molinari, G L ^ac   Camaggi, A ^ac   Chirillo, M G ^ad   Peracchi, M ^ae   Fallico, L ^ae   Menozzi, M ^af   Dettori, G ^ag   Marone, P ^ah   Bono, L ^ah   Mazzolla, R ^ai   Sposini, T ^ai   Tiecco, C ^ai   Barbaro, A ^aj   Vecchia, L ^ak   Piscina, A ^al   Chiaradonna, P ^am   Tronci, M ^am   Bordi, E ^an   De Mori, P ^an   Diamare, F ^ao   Libanori, E ^ap   Panaiota, T ^ap   Milano, R ^aq   Mondo, A ^aq   Barbui, A ^ar   Fabbro, L ^as   Centis, R ^b   D'Ambrosio, L ^b   Spanevello, A ^b   Caola, I ^at   Mottola, A ^au   Fabris, C ^av   Scagnelli, M ^aw   Screm, M C ^ax   Scarparo, C ^ax   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Fallacara   (Italy)

^g OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^h MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^k Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige   (Italy)

^l SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^m Binaghi Hospital   (Italy)

ⁿ Policlinico Ospedaliero Garibaldi Centro   (Italy)

^o Policlinico Ospedaliero Annunziata   (Italy)

^p Ospedale di Chieti   (Italy)

^q CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^r S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^s CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^t Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche ed Microbiologia   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^v Ospedale di Lamezia Terme   (Italy)

^w Ospedale Contrada Ambulante   (Italy)

^x OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^z Ospedale di Mirandola   (Italy)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^ab MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ac ALS Center   (Italy)

^ad SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ae UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^af Ospedale Civico di Palermo   (Italy)

^ag Ospedale di Parma   (Italy)

^ah FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^ai SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^aj Ospedale di Reggio Calabria   (Italy)

^ak Ospedale di Reggio Emilia   (Italy)

^al Ospedale di Rimini   (Italy)

^am SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^an NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^ao Ospedale di Salerno   (Italy)

^ap Azienda Ospedaliera Valtellina e Valchiavenna   (Italy)

^aq AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ar Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Molinette San Giovanni Battista   (Italy)

^as MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^at Ospedale di Trento   (Italy)

^au OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^av UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^aw Ospedale di Vicenza   (Italy)

^ax SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CAPREOMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; ITALY; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84860460429     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00129011     Document Type: Letter

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