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Survey of tuberculosis drug resistance among Tibetan refugees in India

DOI

25

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0

References

2014

Year

Fulvio Salvo, Kunchok Dorjee, Kerry Dierberg, Wendy Cronin, Tsetan Dorji Sadutshang, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Camilla Rodrigues, Filippo Trentini, Clelia Di Serio, Richard E. Chaisson,
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

MDR-TB is common in new and previously treated Tibetans in India, who also show additional complex resistance patterns. Of particular concern is the high percentage of MDR-TB strains resistant to OFX, KM or both.