Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: are statistical reports accurate?
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Who are the patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis?
INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem and 20% of all cases are extrapulmonar. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors associated with extrapulmonar tuberculosis. METHODS We carried out a transversal study which included all patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis registered in a TB reference center in northern Portugal, between January 20...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2049-9361,2049-937X
DOI: 10.1177/2049936114528173