774. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Impact of Early Diagnosis and Treatment on Mortality
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes about 20% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Korea. Diagnosing EPTB remains challenging because clinical samples obtained from relatively inaccessible sites may be paucibacillary, thus decreasing the sensitivity of diagnostic tests. Whenever practical, every effort should be made to obtain appropriate specimens for both mycobacteriologic and hist...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.781