The Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in a Tertiary Care Center

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) infection among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy and to identify risk factors for latent TB reactivation. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Patients were surveyed for TB r...

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Autores principales: Aldabbagh, Mona A, Abughasham, Asma, Alansari, Ghaday, Bougis, Suaad, Melibari, Ealaf, Alhatmi, Nada, Khan, Muhammad A, Jastaniah, Wasil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600835
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32068

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600835
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32068

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