Evaluation of the Yield of Histopathology in the Diagnosis of Lymph Node Tuberculosis in Morocco, 2017: Cross-Sectional Study

Kenza Bennani   ^{1, 2} , MD, MPH ;   Asmae Khattabi   ^{2, 3} , MPH, PhD ;   Mohammed Akrim   ^{2, 3} , MPH, PhD ;   Mohamed Mahtar   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Najib Benmansour   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Leila Essakalli Hossyni   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Mehdi Karkouri   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Nadia Cherradi   ⁸ , MD, PhD ;   My Driss El Messaoudi   ⁹ , MD ;   Ouafae Lahlou   ¹⁰ , MD, PhD ;   Imad Cherkaoui   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Yousef Khader   ¹¹ , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Abderrahmane Maaroufi   ¹ , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Salah-Eddine Ottmani   ¹² , MD, MPH

¹ Direction of Epidemiology and Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco

² Morocco Field Epidemiology Training Program, Rabat, Morocco

³ Ecole nationale de Santé publique, Rabat, Morocco

⁴ Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hôpital du 20 Aôut, Casablanca, Morocco

⁵ Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hôpital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco

⁶ Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat, Morocco

⁷ Histopathology Laboratory, Hôpital Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco

⁸ Histopathology Laboratory, Hôpital des Spécilaités, Rabat, Morocco

⁹ Tuberculosis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco

¹⁰ Tuberculosis National Reference Laboratory, Institut national d’Hygiène, Rabat, Morocco

¹¹ Department of Public Health, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan

¹² Senior Expert on Tuberculosis, Silves, Portugal