Exploring the sociodemographic and clinical features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia.

BACKGROUND:Saudi Arabia annually reports a relatively higher proportion (28-32%) of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases in comparison to other global regions. However, there were few studies conducted so far to determine the sociodemographic factors and clinical manifestations associated with E...

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Main Authors: Sahal Al-Hajoj, Mohammed Shoukri, Ziad Memish, Raafat AlHakeem, Fahad AlRabiah, Bright Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4315397?pdf=render