Congenital tuberculosis.
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Congenital tuberculosis is a rare and often fatal disease. This report concerned a premature infant in whom the disease was found after postpartum diagnosis in the mother. Use of endotracheal tube aspirates to diagnose tuberculosis in the infant is a unique feature of this case.
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A rare tuberculosis form: congenital tuberculosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 331 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969