"Antitubercular Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: "first-line" agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and "second-line" drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D000995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.085.255
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| Concept/Terms |
Antitubercular Agents- Antitubercular Agents
- Agents, Antitubercular
- Antitubercular Drugs
- Drugs, Antitubercular
- Tuberculostatic Agents
- Agents, Tuberculostatic
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antitubercular Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Tuberculosis: a focused review for the emergency medicine clinician. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 May; 38(5):1014-1022.
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When should INH prophylaxis be given to a dialysis patient with a positive tuberculin skin test but with a normal CXR? Semin Dial. 2011 Jul-Aug; 24(4):440-1.
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Absence of transaminase elevation during concomitant methotrexate and isoniazid therapy. J Rheumatol. 2009 Sep; 36(9):2127.
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Osteoarticular tuberculosis: current diagnosis and treatment. Am J Ther. 2000 Nov; 7(6):393-8.
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Postantibiotic effect of clarithromycin alone and combined with ethambutol against Mycobacterium avium complex. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1995 Dec; 39(12):2803-6.
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Successful treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Mycobacterium avium complex disease with a multiple drug regimen including amikacin. Arch Intern Med. 1991 Mar; 151(3):582-5.