Update on Urogenital Tuberculosis in Southern Tunisia: A Review of a 26-Year Period
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Study design
Data collection and case definitions
Statistical analysis
Results
Patients’ characteristics
Chronological trends of urogenital tuberculosis between 1992 and 2017
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of urogenital tuberculosis
Discussion
Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Hammami, F.; Koubaa, M.; Ben Ayed, H.; Rekik, K.; Ben Jemaa, M.; Ben Hmida, M.; Trigui, M.; Marrakchi, C.; Dammak, J.; Ben Jemaa, M. Update on Urogenital Tuberculosis in Southern Tunisia: A Review of a 26-Year Period. GERMS 2020, 10, 150-156. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1200
Hammami F, Koubaa M, Ben Ayed H, Rekik K, Ben Jemaa M, Ben Hmida M, Trigui M, Marrakchi C, Dammak J, Ben Jemaa M. Update on Urogenital Tuberculosis in Southern Tunisia: A Review of a 26-Year Period. GERMS. 2020; 10(3):150-156. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1200
Chicago/Turabian StyleHammami, Fatma, Makram Koubaa, Houda Ben Ayed, Khaoula Rekik, Maissa Ben Jemaa, Mariem Ben Hmida, Maroua Trigui, Chakib Marrakchi, Jamel Dammak, and Mounir Ben Jemaa. 2020. "Update on Urogenital Tuberculosis in Southern Tunisia: A Review of a 26-Year Period" GERMS 10, no. 3: 150-156. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1200
APA StyleHammami, F., Koubaa, M., Ben Ayed, H., Rekik, K., Ben Jemaa, M., Ben Hmida, M., Trigui, M., Marrakchi, C., Dammak, J., & Ben Jemaa, M. (2020). Update on Urogenital Tuberculosis in Southern Tunisia: A Review of a 26-Year Period. GERMS, 10(3), 150-156. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1200


