1.
Rev. chil. enferm. respir
;
16(1): 47-56, ene.-mar. 2000. tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-274437
Subject(s)
Humans , Antibiotics, Antitubercular/therapeutic use , Communicable Disease Control/standards , Tuberculosis/drug therapy , Antibiotics, Antitubercular/administration & dosage , Antibiotics, Antitubercular/adverse effects , Antibiotics, Antitubercular/standards , Clinical Evolution , Drug Administration Schedule , Patient Selection
2.
Medical Journal of Cairo University [The]. 1994; 62 (1): 59-63
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-33392
ABSTRACT
Indirect sensitivity test done for 135 strains of M. tuberculosis isolated patients suffering from primary pulmonary tuberculosis proved that the most effective antitubercular drugs are: Rifampin, P- nitrobenzoic acid and thiosemicarbazone; the least are kanamycin, ethambutol and cycloserine. The disease is not uncommon in Saudi Arabia, both native and foreigners are affected, the productive age group is the most vulnerable group, females are also affected but to a lesser extent than males