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Tuberculosis
Research data from J.B. Sharma and colleagues update understanding of tuberculosis
July 1st, 2008
Researchers in New Delhi, India conducted a study "To evaluate the hysterosalpingographic findings from infertile women who were subsequently diagnosed with genital tuberculosis. A retrospective study of 70 infertile women who underwent hysterosalpingography to investigate infertility and were subsequently diagnosed with genital tuberculosis." "The mean age of the women was 27.3 years and the mean duration of infertility was 6.1 years. A total of 57 (81.4%) women had primary infertility while 13 had secondary infertility. Diagnosis of genital tuberculosis was made by polymerase chain reaction (54.3%), tuberculous granuloma on biopsy (22.8%), acid-fast bacilli culture...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-01)
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