Prevalence of primary ethambutol resistance in new smear-positive pulmonary TB cases
Introduction: Ethambutol (ETB) is an antimycobacterial agent that is most commonly used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). There is evidence that the drug exerts its bacteriostatic activity by inhibition of the enzyme that is a constituent of a mycobacterial cell...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=171;epage=171;aulast=Seif;type=0 |