Lifestyle choices could boost drug-resistant TB, shows new study

A new study conducted by Pallavi Sinha and group from Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University and Boston Medical Centre has concluded that behavioral factors, like alcohol consumption and smoking, and clinical factors, like previous TB treatment, increases the risk of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).

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Source: Research Matters

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Published: March 10, 2018, 6:49 p.m.

Last updated: March 10, 2018, 7:51 p.m.

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