Low antitubercular drug levels in newly infected normal hosts

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-410

  Khantipongse, Jiaranai ^a   Nambunmee, Kowit ^b   Siri, Sunisa ^a   Pokaewa, Pattana ^a   Phothirat, Chaicharn ^c  

^a Vector Borne Disease Section   (Thailand)

^b MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti tubercular drug levels; Standard short course regimen; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HOST; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PREVALENCE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84880651160     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: 1875855X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5372/1905-7415.0703.193     Document Type: Article

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