Low levels of anti TB drug resistance in Rayagada district of Odisha, India

International Journal of Mycobacteriology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-78

  Das, D ^a   Dwibedi, B ^a   Kar, S K ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; MDR TB Rayagada

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84897049897     PISSN: 22125531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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