Impact of a shortage of first-line antituberculosis medication on tuberculosis control - United States, 2012-2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 398-400

  Warkentin, Jon ^a   Flood, Jennifer ^b   True, Lisa ^b   Kanouse, Jennifer ^c   Shah, Neha ^d   Mase, Sundari R ^d   Cronin, Ann ^d   Chorba, Terence ^d  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c National Tuberculosis Controllers Assn   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878310982     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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