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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Riphah International University, Islamabad
2019-06-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-b8f0dc61cc254cfab6a8e67e7da001c62022-12-22T03:33:08ZengRiphah International University, IslamabadJournal of Islamic International Medical College1815-40182410-54222019-06-0114254551469Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Importance of DOTSIqbal Ahmad KhanGlobally 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.............................................................https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/article/view/1073 |
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| title | Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Importance of DOTS |
| title_full | Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Importance of DOTS |
| title_fullStr | Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Importance of DOTS |
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| title_short | Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Importance of DOTS |
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