A first year resident doctor from Parel's KEM Hospital was diagnosed with tuberculosis last week. At least 40 doctors have got the infection over the last three years, forcing them to demand longer leave and better living conditions. The doctor, who hails from Jalgaon, had joined the hospital's anaesthesia department only a month ago. he doctor said she had persistent cough over the last one month. "I had fever since a month. I underwent an X-ray examination, which was clear.
A CT scan, however, confirmed our doubts," she said. The doctor has started on treatment. She had been working as an intern at Byculla's JJ Hospital after completing her MBBS degree from Grant Medical College before starting her residency at KEM. "I was granted a leave of two weeks as I was non-infective and my sputum report was negative," she said. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) is upset…
