Pyrazinamide resistance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage and treatment outcomes in San Francisco, California.

Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a first line agent for the treatment of active tuberculosis. PZA is also considered a potent companion drug for newer regimens under development. There are limited data on the demographic, clinical, and pathogen characteristics of PZA resistant tuberculosis.Using a retrospectiv...

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Main Authors: Jonathan M Budzik, Leah G Jarlsberg, Julie Higashi, Jennifer Grinsdale, Phil C Hopewell, Midori Kato-Maeda, Payam Nahid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997554?pdf=render