MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE AND FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS PAKISTAN

Abstract

Tuberculosis is re-emerging in the form of drug resistant causing deaths of humans throughout the world. In 2015, WHO estimates, this disease developed in 10.4 million and causes death in 1.8 million human population. Moreover, new challenges like TB/HIV co-infection, MDR-TB is resisting to the preventive measures for controlling TB worldwide