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Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pediatric population of Chennai, India.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Therese K Lily, Gayathri R, Balasubramanian S, Natrajan S, Madhavan H N
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PURPOSE: Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) has been reported in almost all parts of the world. Childhood TB is accorded low priority by national TB control programs. Probable reasons include diagnostic difficulties, limited resources, misplaced faith in BCG and lack of data on treatment. Good data on the burden of all forms of TB among children in India are not available. OBJECTIVE: To study the drug sensitivity...
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