Over-the-counter drug distribution and tuberculosis control in India
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Drug resistance in tuberculosis in India.
The current global concern in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is the emergence of resistance to the two most potent drugs viz., isoniazid and rifampicin. The level of initial drug resistance is an epidemiological indicator to assess the success of the TB control programme. Though drug resistance in TB has frequently been reported from India, most of the available information is localized, sk...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(16)30262-6