| Literature DB >> 26795948 |
M P Grobusch1,2, F Schaumburg3, E Altpeter4, S Bélard5,6.
Abstract
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is one of the serious problems in the fight against tuberculosis on a global scale. This review article describes in brief the global epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment of DR-TB. The situation in Germany, Switzerland and Austria is addressed in detail. The article concludes with a presentation of current research topics in the field of resistant TB.Entities:
Keywords: Austria; Germany; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Resistent tuberculosis; Switzerland
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26795948 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-015-0010-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Internist (Berl) ISSN: 0020-9554 Impact factor: 0.743