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Tuberculosis remains one of the major health problems in the world. WHO estimates that each year 8 million new cases of tuberculosis occur and approximately 3 million people die from the disease (WHO 1996). Tuberculosis is a disease of developing countries; however, its incidence is increasing in developed countries as well, mainly in the immigrant population and in patients with AIDS (McKenna et al. 1995; Barnes et al. 1991).
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Khuroo, M.S., Khuroo, N.S. (2004). Abdominal Tuberculosis. In: Madkour, M.M. (eds) Tuberculosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18937-1_37
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