Exploring the sociodemographic and clinical features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia.

Exploring the sociodemographic and clinical features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia.

<h4>Background</h4>Saudi Arabia annually reports a relatively higher proportion (28-32%) of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases in comparison to other global regions. However, there were few studies conducted so far to determine the sociodemographic factors and clinical manifestatio...

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Main Authors:	Sahal Al-Hajoj, Mohammed Shoukri, Ziad Memish, Raafat AlHakeem, Fahad AlRabiah, Bright Varghese
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0101667&type=printable

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