Spectrum of Pulmonary and ExtraPulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Study from Northeast India

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem with India having the highest burden. The commonest site of TB is the lungs (85%), the remaining 15% being clubbed as extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB). The diagnosis of TB poses a number of challenges which becomes more pronounced in reso...

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Main Authors: Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya, Md Jamil, Monaliza Lyngdoh, Hanifa Akhtar, Aakash Roy, Kishore Kumar Talukdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:National Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njlm.net/articles/PDF/2157/21035_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdf