Female genital tuberculosis in Ethiopia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-246

  Abebe, M ^a   Lakew, M ^b   Kidane, D ^a   Lakew, Z ^c   Kiros, K ^c   Harboe, M ^d  

^a ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Ethiopia; Female genital tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS BIOPSY; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 1542316375     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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