Tuberculous Peritonitis–Associated Mortality Is High among Patients Waiting for the Results of Mycobacterial Cultures of Ascitic Fluid Samples
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- 15 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 35 (4) , 409-413
Abstract
We identified 60 cases of tuberculous peritonitis during the past 12 years at our health care center. Most of the patients had severe underlying mediKeywords
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