Diabetes is associated with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Eastern Taiwan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 354-356

  Hsu, A H ^a   Lee, J J ^a   Chiang, C Y ^b,c,d   Li, Y H ^a   Chen, L K ^a,e   Lin, C B ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Isoniazid resistance; Multidrug resistant tuberculosis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISONIAZID; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874076825     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0670     Document Type: Article

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