The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Nov 2002
Tuberculosis in east timorese refugees: implications for health care needs in East Timor.
East Timorese refugees evacuated to Darwin, Australia, September 1999. ⋯ The challenges for public health authorities in East Timor to provide a successful TB control programme are enormous. The apparently low prevalence of drug resistance and HIV co-infection in the population is encouraging.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Nov 2002
Treatment of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis with isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for 6 months.
In 1992 the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Clinic began to treat patients with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis with a regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol daily for 6 months. ⋯ The regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol given daily for 6 months produced successful outcomes when used in a public health tuberculosis clinic as routine therapy for isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Nov 2002
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleLeo Tolstoy, TB in Russia, and American perceptions.