Resistance patterns among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in greater metropolitan Mumbai: trends over time.

BACKGROUND:While the high burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) itself is a matter of great concern, the emergence and rise of advanced forms of drug-resistance such as extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) and extremely drug-resistant TB (XXDR-TB) is more troubling. The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: Alpa Dalal, Akshay Pawaskar, Mrinalini Das, Ranjan Desai, Pralhad Prabhudesai, Prashant Chhajed, Sujeet Rajan, Deepesh Reddy, Sajit Babu, T K Jayalakshmi, Peter Saranchuk, Camilla Rodrigues, Petros Isaakidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4301863?pdf=render