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2018 Month : September Volume : 7 Issue : 38 Page : 4143-4147

A CLINICAL PROFILE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CKD PATIENTS AND THE RESPONSE TO MODIFIED ATT.

Anusuya Meganathan1, S. Anu2

1Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
2Postgraduate Student, Department of General Medicine, Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

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