Genital tuberculosis among infertile women and fertility outcome after antitubercular therapy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Kulshrestha, Vidushi ^a   Kriplani, Alka ^a   Agarwal, Nutan ^a   Singh, Urvashi B ^a   Rana, Tanu ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Conception; DNA polymerase chain reaction; Genital tuberculosis; Infertility; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACILLI SMEAR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONEAL WASHING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79955972750     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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