Patterns of antituberculous drug resistance in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A 7-year surveillance study from 1/2003 to 6/2010

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-60

  Chaudhry, Liaqat Ali ^a   Rambhala, Nagamani ^a   Al Shammri, Ali Saad ^a   Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Eastern Saudi Arabia; Incidence; Prevalence; Resistance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SPUTUM SMEAR;

EID: 84860769979     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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