Comparison of the Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Non-Dialysis Patients with Severe Chronic Kidney Disease, Patients Receiving Dialysis, and the Dialysis-Unit Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Patients with renal failure are vulnerable to tuberculosis, a common worldwide infectious disease. In the growing dialysis population, the risk for tuberculosis among the associated sub-groups is important but unclear. This study investigated latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patie...

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Autores principales: Shu, Chin-Chung, Hsu, Chia-Lin, Lee, Chih-Yuan, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Wu, Vin-Cent, Yang, Feng-Jung, Wang, Jann-Tay, Yu, Chong-Jen, Lee, Li-Na
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25919813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124104

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