Treating household contacts of MDR-TB patients: Are we being too hasty?

Author:

Udwadia Zarir F.1,Tripathi Awatansh R.2,Patel Jigneshkumar M.3

Affiliation:

1. Consultant Pulmonologist, Department of Respiratory Medicine, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

2. Consultant Pulmonologist, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cardinal Garcious Memorial Hospital Vasai West Thane, Maharashtra, India

3. Senior Clinical Associate, Department of Respiratory Medicine, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India E-mail: zfu@hindujahospital.com

Publisher

Medknow

Subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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