Annals of Case Reports and Clinical Studies (ISSN: 2834-5673) | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Short Communication | Open Access DOI

Urgent Call to Action: Addressing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Indian Paediatrics

Lakshmi Jyothi^*

Shazia Naaz1, Lakshmi Jyothi2*

1Department of Microbiology, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India

2MD, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bibinagar, India

^*Correspondence to: Lakshmi Jyothi 

Abstract

India is grappling with one of the highest burdens of tuberculosis (TB) in the world, and children are not exempt from this health crisis. DR-TB in paediatric patients is a growing concern. As stated in a study published in the Indian Journal of Paediatrics (Singh et al., 2020), there has been a significant rise in drug-resistant TB cases among children in recent years, with limited treatment options available. This poses a substantial threat to our youngest citizens' health and well-being.

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Shazia Naaz, Lakshmi Jyothi.Urgent Call to Action: Addressing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Indian Paediatrics.AnnCaseRepClinStud. 2023;2(2):1-3.