Early bactericidal activity of isoniazid in pulmonary tuberculosis: Optimization of methodology

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 3 I, 1997, Pages 918-923

  Hafner, Richard ^f   Cohn, Johathan A ^g   Wright, David J ^g   Dunlap, Nancy E ^a   Egorin, Merrill J ^g   Enama, Mary E ^g   Muth, Katherine ^g   Peloquin, Charles A ^g   Mor, Natan ^g   Heifets, Leonid B ^g   Phillips, Penny ^a   Campo, Rafael ^b   James, Portia ^b   Sension, Michael ^c   Bourie, Michelle ^c   Witt, Mallory ^d   Kruger, Sally ^d   Mushatt, David ^e   Greenspan, Debra ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c North Broward Hospital District   (United States)

^d HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 9844255045     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.3.9612016     Document Type: Article

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