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A case study of female genital tuberculosis in a Western European setting

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We have studied five women with genital tuberculosis (TB), which is an uncommon disease in Western European countries. However, young women that have emigrated from a country with high TB-prevalence and have complaints of unexplained infertility and nonspecific abdominal or pelvic symptoms should be checked for this disease. Because genital tuberculosis frequently causes infertility, early diagnosis and treatment are crucial, necessitating rapid microscopic, histological, and microbiological (culture) testing in suspected cases.

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We thank Prof. Dr. Paul Komminoth, Department of Pathology, Kantonsspital Baden, who provided the photograph shown in Fig. 1.

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  1. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse.100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    C. Kocher & R. Weber

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases/Hospital Epidemiology, Kantonsspital Baden AG, 05404, Baden, Switzerland

    A. Friedl

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Kocher, C., Weber, R. & Friedl, A. A case study of female genital tuberculosis in a Western European setting. Infection 39, 59–63 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0066-4

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