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Drug-resistant TB now epidemic among HIV+ people in Mumbai

Drug-resistant TB now epidemic among HIV+ people in Mumbai

by The Daily Eye Team October 29 2014, 8:44 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 21 secs

A recent study has revealed that many HIV-positive patients in Mumbai have now developed drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The study was conducted by international non-profit Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that works to make medicines accessible to the needy.

Published in PLoS One, the study has hinted at an alarmingly high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) among HIV-positive patients at antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres in Mumbai.

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