Open AccessBone and joint mycobacterial infection: a retrospective review of cases presenting to a UK district hospital
Author(s) -
Angharad J. T. Everden,
JP Mamo,
Donald Somasunderam,
Alexis M. McKee,
SO Brij,
David Enoch
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000867
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , retrospective cohort study , pyrazinamide , surgery , biopsy , isoniazid , epidemiology , joint pain , pediatrics , pathology
Peterborough has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the east of England. We reviewed the epidemiology, management and outcome of all cases of bone and joint TB (BJTB) diagnosed since 2000.