Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery

Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are two age-old infections, which we are facing even today. With drug-resistant TB on the rise, we report a case of multidrug-resistant TB with leprosy, which has never been reported previously. The peculiar course of this case forces us to rethink about the upcoming ch...

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Main Authors: Robin Gupta, Kranti Garg, Mala Bhalla, Ashok K Janmeja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=4;spage=364;epage=367;aulast=Gupta
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spelling doaj-1f95938a74554cbc94d43eddc77ca4ad2020-11-24T23:58:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2017-01-0134436436710.4103/lungindia.lungindia_451_15Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mysteryRobin GuptaKranti GargMala BhallaAshok K JanmejaTuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are two age-old infections, which we are facing even today. With drug-resistant TB on the rise, we report a case of multidrug-resistant TB with leprosy, which has never been reported previously. The peculiar course of this case forces us to rethink about the upcoming challenges due to their cooccurrence.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=4;spage=364;epage=367;aulast=GuptaCoinfectionleprosytuberculosis
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author Robin Gupta
Kranti Garg
Mala Bhalla
Ashok K Janmeja
spellingShingle Robin Gupta
Kranti Garg
Mala Bhalla
Ashok K Janmeja
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery
Lung India
Coinfection
leprosy
tuberculosis
author_facet Robin Gupta
Kranti Garg
Mala Bhalla
Ashok K Janmeja
author_sort Robin Gupta
title Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery
title_short Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery
title_full Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery
title_fullStr Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery
title_full_unstemmed Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery
title_sort multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: an unsolved mystery
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Lung India
issn 0970-2113
0974-598X
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are two age-old infections, which we are facing even today. With drug-resistant TB on the rise, we report a case of multidrug-resistant TB with leprosy, which has never been reported previously. The peculiar course of this case forces us to rethink about the upcoming challenges due to their cooccurrence.
topic Coinfection
leprosy
tuberculosis
url http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=4;spage=364;epage=367;aulast=Gupta
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