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TUBERCULOSE POLYPHARMACORESISTANTE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

A specific form of drug-resistant TB [tuberculosis] due to a bacillus resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most powerful anti-TB drugs.

Key term(s)
  • multidrug resistant tuberculosis
  • multidrug resistant TB
  • MDR TB

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
CONT

La tuberculose multirésistante est causée par des souches de Mycobacterium tuberculosis qui résistent aux deux antituberculeux les plus puissants que sont l’isoniazide et la rifampicine.

Key term(s)
  • tuberculose multi-résistante

Spanish

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

Enfermedad debida a cepas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistentes como mínimo a isoniacida y rifampicina.

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