ISSN:
1573-7284
Keywords:
Tuberculosis
;
Epidemiology
;
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Pulmonary tuberculosis in Europe has been decreasing over the last decades. This study evaluates the current importance of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and its trend over the last 10 years. In a University Hospital in Spain, 20% of all bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis cases were extrapulmonary. The most frequent site was the urinary tract (73.5%). Ziehl-Neelsen staining was positive in 50.6% of the cases. Lowenstein-Jensen cultures became positive, on average, after 4.6 ± 1.4 weeks. The proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis among the total number of tuberculosis cases has steadily increased trend over the period of observation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00156821
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