Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Importance of DOTS
Globally millions of people become sick each year with tuberculosis and it is one of the top 10 causes of 1 death worldwide. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the incidence of tuberculosis was 10 million in 2017 and reported TB mortality was 2 1.6 million globally. Pakistan is one of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Riphah International University, Islamabad
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Islamic International Medical College |
| Online Access: | https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/article/view/1073 |
| Summary: | Globally millions of people become sick each year with tuberculosis and it is one of the top 10 causes of 1 death worldwide. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the incidence of tuberculosis was 10 million in 2017 and reported TB mortality was 2 1.6 million globally. Pakistan is one of the 30 high burden countries for tuberculosis worldwide with 61% of TB burden in Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO. In Pakistan, 510,000 new cases of TB emerge each year and around 15000 cases develop 1 drug resistant tuberculosis annually............................................................. |
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| ISSN: | 1815-4018 2410-5422 |