Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immuno-Compromised Indian Patient
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Krishna Pandey1#, Dharmendra Singh2#, Vidyanand Rabi Das1, Sanjiva Bimal3, Bipin K. Singh4 and Pradeep Das*2 1Department of Clinical Medicine, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India 2Department of Molecular Biology & Tuberculosis Division, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India 3Department of Immunology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna-800 007, Bihar, India 4Department of Antiretroviral Treatment Center, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna-800 007, Bihar, India #Krishna Pandey and Dharmendra Singh have equal contributions as first author to the manuscript
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