| tuberculosis in saudi arabia: epidemiology and incidence of mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacterial species. | the epidemiology of mycobacterial infections was studied in a wide cross-section of the jeddah population over 2 years (1987-1989). saudis, non-saudis and patients from a stable population attending national guard king khalid hospital (ngkkh) were compared. the ratio of saudi to non-saudi was 1:2 and males accounted for 65% of the total. the incidence was highest among young adults although the peak varied slightly between saudi and non-saudi patients. extra-pulmonary tuberculosis was also prepo ... | 1991 | 1882445 |