Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2001)

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

  • Paul Rivest,
  • Terry N Tannenbaum

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2001/758483
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 89 – 92

Abstract

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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.