The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Tabriz, Iran: A Five Year Retrospective Study

The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Tabriz, Iran: A Five Year Retrospective Study

Background: Tuberculosis is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Approximately 10-20% of tuberculosis is Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which is much higher (50%) in patients suffering from immunity defects such as AIDS. EPTB diagnosis is difficult mostly beca...

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Main Authors: Raheleh Sadat Sajadi Nia, Fatemeh Fallah, Hamideh Ashrafi, Mohammad Javad Razzaghe Karimi, Maryam Hemmatzadeh, Ziba Vaise Malekshahi, Siamak Heidarzadeh, Mehrdad Asghari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Bacteriology
Subjects:
Tuberculosis-Pulmonary
Epidemiology
Tabriz
Online Access:http://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/62/39

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