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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection of the lungs and respiratory system, which is the organ system that allows us to breathe. TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It spreads from person to person when an infected person coughs, sneezes, laughs, or spits. Tiny droplets of fluid from the lungs are carried in the air and can be Excluding HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other infectious agent, with approximately 1.4 million global mortalities in 2011 (WHO, 2012). Although TB mortality rate declined by 41% between 1995 and 2011 and a decline in the number of individuals becoming ill due to the infection has been seen (WHO, 2012), TB continues to be a huge health problem globally - not only because of the increasing number of patients which are co-infected with HIV/AIDS but also because of the rising number of cases of antibiotic resistant TB infections. The current recommended treatment course for TB is a six month regimen of antibiotics, common
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Tuberculosis, Antibiotic, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, isoniazid and rifampicin, fluoroquinolones
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"Overview and New Approach to an Old Disease: Tuberculosis ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.3, Issue 6, page no.273 - 279, June-2018, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI1806050.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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