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extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis [1 record]

Record 1 2007-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

[A tuberculosis infection] that is resistant to any fluoroquinolone, and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (capreomycin, kanamycin, and amikacin), in addition to [isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most powerful anti-TB drugs.]

Key term(s)
  • extensively drug resistant tuberculosis
  • XDR TB

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
DEF

[Tuberculose] résistante à n'importe quelle fluoroquinolone, et au moins à un des trois médicaments injectables de deuxième ligne (capréomycine, kanamycine et amikacine), en plus de l'isoniazide et de la rifampicine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades bacterianas
DEF

Espécimen aislado [de Mycobaterium tuberculosis] resistente a isoniazida y rifampicina, el cual también es resistente a una fluoroquinolona y a una o más de las tres siguientes drogas antituberculosas inyectables: capreomicina, kanamicina y amikacina.

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