Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, epidemiology and patterns in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 503-508

  Alrajhi, Abdulrahman A ^a   Al Barrak, Ali M ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; STAINING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0036282558     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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