Comparative analysis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis of 411 cases

Sünnetçioğlu A., Sünnetçioğlu M., BINICI I., Baran A. İ., Karahocagil M. K., SAYDAN M. R.

ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.14, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12941-015-0092-2
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Extrapulmonary, Epidemiology, EXTRA-PULMONARY
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Tuberculosis is a disease that can involve every organ system. While pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common presentation, extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) is also an important clinical problem. The current study aimed to outline and compare the demographic and clinical features of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases in adults.