MUMBAI: A recent study by Andheri's Kokilaben Hospital has found that an overwhelming percentage of children referred to the hospital for tuberculosis had contracted its dreaded strain—multidrug resistant TB (MDRTB)—directly from the community and not from their immediate families. What makes the situation more alarming is the fact that there are negligible treatment options available for the paediatric population, say experts.

MUMBAI: More than 54 healthcare providers, including seven doctors, from the city's public hospitals are currently undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. Of these, a minuscule number, mainly non-clinical staffers of these hospitals, are battling the drug-resistant form of TB.

MUMBAI: A 24-year-old Sion hospital doctor lost her six-month-old battle to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis of the brain on Sunday, the eve of Doctor's Day (July 1).