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Q. What drugs should be used to relieve chest congestion in children?
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A 10-year-old boy presented in February 2024 with fever for 4 months. His older sister had a past history of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), microbiologically diagnosed 5 years back, and who completed treatment after having recei ...
How to interpret the discrepancy between Xpert MTB/XDR panel, second-line LPA an ...
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A 4½-year-old girl presented with headache, fever for 20 days, and vomiting, and left focal convulsion for 1 day. There was no altered sensorium or focal neurological deficit. There was no contact with TB. On examination, she had bradycardia with hypertension and was drowsy. Reflexes were normal. Th ...
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