Proficiency of drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Taiwan, 2007-2011

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wu, M H ^a   Chiang, C Y ^b,c,d   Deng, Y M ^a   Wang, T F ^a   Jou, Ruwen ^a,e  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug susceptibility testing; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Proficiency

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; TAIWAN;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871210714     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0521     Document Type: Article

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