Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: 7 year-experience of a tertiary center in Istanbul

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 864-867

  Sevgi, Dilek Yildiz ^a   Derin, Okan ^a   Alpay, Ali Seydi ^a   Gündüz, Alper ^a   Konuklar, Ahmet Sanli ^a   Bayraktar, Banu ^a   Bulut, Emin ^a   Uzun, Nuray ^a   Sonmez, Emine ^b  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Istanbul; Turkey

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARAMETRIC TEST; PREVALENCE; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; ISTANBUL; TURKEY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889690632     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.08.704     Document Type: Article

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