Ridda Tariq, Iqra Ishtiaque.
Prevalence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in remote areas of Faisalabad.
J Uni Med Dent Coll Jan ;5(1):68-72.

Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterial Tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs. It is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of people with the active respiratory disease [1]. Disease of the poor, such as tuberculosis and other infectious diseases are major concerns in Pakistan as 45% of deaths are attributable to communicable diseases. Tuberculosis is one of the major public health problems in Pakistan. Pakistan ranks sixth amongst the Tuberculosis high burden countries in the world and harbors63% of the Tuberculosis burden in Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO.

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