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Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in Egypt, particularly concerning extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Aim: To delineate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, risk factors, and treatment outcomes of EPTB patients. Methods: This study was conducted on 244 patients (144 had EPTB, compared to 94 with Pulmonary TB (PTB) & 6 patients had concurren...
Keywords
Epidemiology
Tuberculosis
Medicine
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Environmental health
Pathology



Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in Egypt, particularly concerning extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Aim: To delineate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, risk factors, and treatment outcomes of EPTB patients. Methods: This study was conducted on 244 patients (144 had EPTB, compared to 94 with Pulmonary TB (PTB) & 6 patients had concurren...
Keywords
Epidemiology
Tuberculosis
Medicine
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Environmental health
Pathology