Predictors and prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in patients receiving long-term hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease in long-term dialysis patients. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in this population is unclear, particularly in those receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). This study investigated the prevalence of LTBI in patients receiving...

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Hauptverfasser:	Chin-Chung Shu, Vin-Cent Wu, Feng-Jung Yang, Sung-Ching Pan, Tai-Shuan Lai, Jann-Yuan Wang, Jann-Tay Wang, Li-Na Lee
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3423405?pdf=render
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