Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and risk of infection in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis in a referral center in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and the risk of infection in patients with chronic kidney disease treated at a hemodialysis center. METHODS: We included 307 patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis at the Mineiro Institute of Nephrol...

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Autores principales: Fonseca, Jane Corrêa, Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira, Abreu, Mery Natali Silva, Farah, Katia de Paula, Carvalho, Wânia da Silva, de Miranda, Silvana Spindola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23670507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132013000200013

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23670507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132013000200013

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