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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among male inmates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lourenço, Maria Cristina da Silva; Silva, Marlei Gomes da; Fonseca, Leila de Souza.
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  • Lourenço, Maria Cristina da Silva; Fundaçäo oswaldo Cruz. Hospital Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Silva, Marlei Gomes da; Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Médica. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Fonseca, Leila de Souza; Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Médica. Rio de Janeiro. BR
Braz. j. microbiol ; 31(1): 17-19, jan.-mar. 2000. tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-306359
Responsible library: BR32.1
RESUMO
Susceptibility tests to six anti-tuberculosis drugs were performed on fifty-eight M. tuberculosis isolates obtained from tuberculous inmates in the Male Penal Sanatorium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The rate of resistant tuberculosis was higher than observed in the community. The overall resistance rate was 17.2 (per cent) and 3.4 (per cent) of the isolates were multi-drug resistant.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Tuberculosis / In Vitro Techniques / R Factors / Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Limits: Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Braz. j. microbiol Journal subject: MICROBIOLOGIA Year: 2000 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Tuberculosis / In Vitro Techniques / R Factors / Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Limits: Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Braz. j. microbiol Journal subject: MICROBIOLOGIA Year: 2000 Type: Article