Female genital tuberculosis: Uncommon presentation of tuberculosis in the United States [1]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1295-1296

  Hassoun, Ali ^a   Jacquette, Germaine ^b   Huang, Ada ^c   Anderson, Ann ^d   Smith, Miriam A ^d  

^a Alabama Infectious Diseases Center   (United States)

^b Rockland County Department of Health   (United States)

^c Westchester Co Department of Health   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 27644586444     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.025     Document Type: Letter

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