Osteoarticular tuberculosis – diagnostic solutions in a disease endemic region
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Osteoarticular tuberculosis--diagnostic solutions in a disease endemic region.
BACKGROUND We conducted a study of osteoarticular tuberculosis in patients from private and public settings in a disease endemic area. Our objective was to assess the role of mycobacterial culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB) in settings where only clinical and imaging diagnosis form the basis for treatment. METHODOLOGY Ninety-three ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1972-2680
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.469