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Tuberculosis Posttransplantation: A Real-World Issue in Developing Countries

Sandhya Suresh Sandhya Suresh, MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DrNB Nephrology, is an assistant professor of nephrology at the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India. Sowrabha Rajanna, MBBS, MD DNB (Paediatrics), DM Nephrology, is an assistant professor of nephrology at the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India.

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