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The use of Quantiferon-TB gold in-tube test in screening latent tuberculosis among Saudi Arabia dialysis patients

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Screening for tuberculosis (TB) is a key strategy for controlling infection. This study aimed to detect latent TB among dialysis patients. METHODS: This is a prospective study conducted in King Saud University, Riyadh involving hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patie...

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Autores principales: Al Wakeel, Jamal Saleh, Makoshi, Ziyad, Al Ghonaim, Mohammed, Al Harbi, Ali, Al Suwaida, Abdulkareem, Algahtani, Farjah, Al Hedaithy, Mogbil, Almogairin, Sultan, Abdullah, Sami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4652296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.157295