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Prevalence and outcome of isoniazid-monoresistant tuberculosis at a university hospital in Saudi Arabia

Khalifa M. Binkhamis, Mohammed A. Bahatheg, Faisal A. Altahan, Saleh S. Alwakeel, Khalid A. Almutairi, Abdullah F. Alsaeed, Dalal A. Alkadi, Hanan A. Alshafai, Fahad M. Almajid and Mazin A. Barry
Saudi Medical Journal June 2021, 42 (6) 636-642; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.6.20200832
Khalifa M. Binkhamis
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Bahatheg
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Faisal A. Altahan
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saleh S. Alwakeel
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Khalid A. Almutairi
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah F. Alsaeed
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Dalal A. Alkadi
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hanan A. Alshafai
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fahad M. Almajid
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mazin A. Barry
From the Department of Pathology (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine (Almajid, Barry), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from King Saud University Medical City (Binkhamis, Alkadi, Alshafai, Almajid, Barry), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Bahatheg, Altahan, Alwakeel, Almutairi, Alsaeed), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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