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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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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Robin Gupta Kranti Garg Mala Bhalla Ashok K Janmeja |
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery |
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery |
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery |
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery |
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: An unsolved mystery |
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multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy: an unsolved mystery |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Lung India |
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0970-2113 0974-598X |
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2017-01-01 |
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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. |
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Coinfection leprosy tuberculosis |
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