TSH-CHECK-1 Test: Diagnostic Accuracy and Potential Application to Initiating Treatment for Hypothyroidism in Patients on Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs

BACKGROUND: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) promotes expression of thyroid hormones which are essential for metabolism, growth, and development. Second-line drugs to treat tuberculosis (TB) can cause hypothyroidism by suppressing thyroid hormone synthesis. Therefore, TSH levels are routinely measu...

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Autores principales: Kosack, Cara S., Page, Anne-Laure, Van Hulsteijn, Leonie T., Lentjes, Eef G. W. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22442713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033704

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22442713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033704

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