Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan- A nation-wide multicenter retrospective study

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Authors

Sabira Tahseen · University of Bergen

Faisal Masood Khanzada

Aiman Baloch · Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination

Qasim Abbas · Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mansoor Manzoor Bhutto

Ahmad Wali Alizai · University of Balochistan

Zaman Shah

Zahida Qasim · Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur

Abstract

The study provides an insight into demography, clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of EPTB. Further studies are needed to explain significant diversities observed between provinces, specific risk factors and challenges concerning EPTB management.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 15, Issue 4, pp. e0232134-e0232134

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232134

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