Patterns of drug resistance in cases of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Giza and Cairo governorates
Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality World Wide, resulting in the greatest number of deaths due to any other single infectious agent. Drug resistance threatens global tuberculosis control efforts. Multi drug resistance means drug resistance to at least rifam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000581 |