Initial Drug Regimen for Active Tuberculosis Cases in Montreal, 1995-1998

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases initially treated with the recommended four-drug regimen of isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), pyrazinamide (PZA) and ethambutol (EMB) or streptomycin; and to identify factors associated with the choice of initial therapy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paul Rivest, Terry N Tannenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/758483