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Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Low-Prevalence Country: A Four Year Retrospective Study in an Australian Tertiary Infectious Diseases Unit

OBJECTIVES: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is relatively neglected and increasing in incidence, in comparison to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in low-burden settings. It poses particular diagnostic and management challenges. We aimed to determine the characteristics of EPTB in Western Sydney, Au...

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Autores principales: Pollett, Simon, Banner, Pamela, O’Sullivan, Matthew V. N., Ralph, Anna P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26963244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149372