Alarming levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in metropolitan Mumbai, India.

Alarming levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in metropolitan Mumbai, India.

BACKGROUND:Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a looming threat to tuberculosis control in India. However, no countrywide prevalence data are available. The burden of DR-TB in HIV-co-infected patients is likewise unknown. Undiagnosed and untreated DR-TB among HIV-infected patients is a major caus...

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Main Authors: Petros Isaakidis, Mrinalini Das, Ajay M V Kumar, Christopher Peskett, Minni Khetarpal, Arun Bamne, Balkrishna Adsul, Mamta Manglani, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Malik Parmar, Avinash Kanchar, B B Rewari, Alaka Deshpande, Camilla Rodrigues, Anjali Shetty, Lorraine Rebello, Peter Saranchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110461

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