Clinico-diagnostic experience with tuberculous lymphadenitis in Saudi Arabia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-141

  Memish, Z A ^a,b   Mah, M W ^a   Al Mahmood, S ^a   Bannatyne, R M ^a   Khan, M Y ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Infection Prevention and Control ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Lymphadenitis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034160373     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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