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Drug resistance patterns among extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases in a tertiary care centre in North India

DOI

29

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0

References

2017

Year

Surendra K. Sharma, Jigyasa Chaubey, Binit Kumar Singh, Reena Sharma, Abhenil Mittal, Abhishek Sharma
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

The burden of drug resistance, including M/XDR-TB, among EPTB patients is high. Novel molecular tests can help in early diagnosis and treatment to prevent disease progression and amplification of resistance.