TB & Outbreaks Week
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of TB & Outbreaks Week
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Tuberculosis
New findings from J. Ramesh and co-authors describe advances in tuberculosis
April 15th, 2008
"Abdominal tuberculosis (ATB) is a great mimic and an important cause of morbidity. Its incidence is more common in certain groups," scientists writing in the Qjm - an International Journal of Medicine report. "To review the cases of ATB in Blackburn from 1985 to 2004, with emphasis on presentation, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. A retrospective cases note analysis from a prospectively compiled database. Eighty-six cases of ATB were on a prospective database of all tuberculosis (TB) cases in Blackburn for 19852004 inclusive. Full case papers were available for 82 and partial data for the remaining four cases. Median age was 34.8 years, with an...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-15)
|
