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Latent Tuberculosis Infection Increases in Kidney Transplantation Recipients Compared With Transplantation Candidates: A Neglected Perspective in Tuberculosis Control

BACKGROUND: The prevalence and incidence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with kidney transplantation remain unclear. METHODS: In this prospective study, we enrolled kidney transplantation candidates (KTCs) and recipients (KTRs) from 2014 to 2018. We defined LTBI as a positive res...

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Autores principales: Shu, Chin-Chung, Tsai, Meng-Kun, Lin, Shu-Wen, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Yu, Chong-Jen, Lee, Chih-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32620949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz851