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Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 3/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Oral presentation

Drug resistance patterns in new and previously treated patients with tuberculosis presenting to a tertiary care center in southern India

Authors: Anto J Udaykumar, Jayashree R, Baijayanti Mishra, Rosario Vivek, John Kenneth

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 3/2014

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Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a major global health problem. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Drug resistance threatens global TB control with the emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB. The burden of MDR TB and XDR TB in India is not available as continuous surveillance for drug resistance is not carried out. This study was done to determine the drug resistance patterns to first and second line drugs among new and previously treated patients with TB. …
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Title
Drug resistance patterns in new and previously treated patients with tuberculosis presenting to a tertiary care center in southern India
Authors
Anto J Udaykumar
Jayashree R
Baijayanti Mishra
Rosario Vivek
John Kenneth
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 3/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S3-O3

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