Miliary tuberculosis: Epidemiologicaland clinical analysis of large-case series from moderate to low tuberculosis endemic Country.

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Authors

Ali Mert1, Ferhat Arslan, Tülin Kuyucu, Emine Nur Koç, Mesut Ylmaz, Demet Turan, Sedat Altn, Filiz Pehlivanoglu, Gonul Sengoz, Dilek Yldz, Ilyas Dokmetas, Suheyla Komur, Behice Kurtaran, Tuna Demirdal, Hüseyin A Erdem, Oguz Resat Sipahi, Ayse Batirel, Emine Parlak, Recep Tekin, Özlem Güzel Tunçcan, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Osman Hayran, Bahadr Ceylan

Author Affiliations

1: aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University bDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medeniyet University cSureyyapasa Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital dDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medipol University eYedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Disease fDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital gDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul hDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana iDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Katip Celebi University jDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey kDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, LutfiKirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey lDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey mDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey nDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey oDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey pFaculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey qDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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