Tuberculosis prevalence in forensic autopsies

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-57

  Ozsoy, Sait ^a   Demirel, Birol ^b   Albay, Ali ^a   Kisa, Ozgul ^a   Dinc, Ahmet H ^c   Safali, Mukerrem ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Specialist of Forensic Toxicology and Chemistry   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Culture; M. tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCAR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649228472     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c215f9     Document Type: Article

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