NEW AND EMERGING PATHOGENS - MULTIPLY RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS

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作者
CHAPMAN, SW
HENDERSON, HM
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[1] Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Univ of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4505
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10.1097/00001432-199404000-00016
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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The resurgence of tuberculosis has been accompanied by outbreaks of disease caused by multiply resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Effective control of these multiply drug-resistant strains requires early identification, more effective treatment regimens, and disruption of the chain of transmission in hospitalized and other high-risk patient cohorts.
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