Demographic and microbiological characteristics of tuberculous lymphadenitis and other extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases

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Altunal L. N., ERTÜRK ŞENGEL B., Ozel A. S., Aydin M., KADANALI A.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.275-280, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/marumj.1191093
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.275-280
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Extra pulmonary tuberculosis, Tuberculous lymphadenitis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, RISK-FACTORS, CHALLENGES, DIAGNOSIS, PULMONARY
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem that remains important worldwide. This study aimed to examine the demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and also identify the comorbidities of EPTB. Our secondary aim was to compare tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) with other forms of EPTB.