Article
Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary TB and its risk factors in Damascus, Syria.
2022-05-06
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<h4>Background: </h4> Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern worldwide and is the 13th leading cause of death, and the second deadliest infectious disease after COVID-19 worldwide 1 . Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases accounted for 15% of the 7.2 million cases of TB worldwide in 2019. ² global statistics indicate that Tuberculosis causes 4,500 deaths every day¹. We aim to study the epidemiology...
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- 630e07db-68e3-5f66-983b-8d46d6277271
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1412698/v2