Intestinal tuberculosis

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 490-496

  Donoghue, Helen D ^a   Holton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Clinical presentation; Diagnosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMIGRATION; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; MALABSORPTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 70249118208     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283306712     Document Type: Review

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