Effectiveness of Preventive Therapy for Persons Exposed at Home to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Karachi, Pakistan.

Malik, Amyn A; Gandhi, Neel R; Lash, Timothy L; Cranmer, Lisa M; Omer, Saad B; Ahmed, Junaid F; Siddiqui, Sara; Amanullah, Farhana; Khan, Aamir J; Keshavjee, Salmaan; Hussain, Hamidah; Becerra, Mercedes C

Malik, Amyn A; Gandhi, Neel R; Lash, Timothy L; Cranmer, Lisa M; Omer, Saad B; Ahmed, Junaid F; Siddiqui, Sara; Amanullah, Farhana; Khan, Aamir J; Keshavjee, Salmaan; Hussain, Hamidah; Becerra, Mercedes C.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(3): 805-812, 2021 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33624580

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use; Humans; Pakistan; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/drug therapy

Key words

Karachi; Pakistan; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; contact investigation; drug-resistant tuberculosis infection; fluoroquinolone; latent infection; preventive therapy; prophylaxis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2021 Type: Article

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