Pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with chronic renal failure at Zagazig University Hospitals

The incidence of active TB and attendant mortality is increased in patients with impaired cellular immunity, such as HIV infected patients, solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients and patients with end-stage renal failure. The relative risk for TB varies with the type of immunodeficiency and...

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Main Authors: Abdelreheem I. Yousef, Mohamad F. Ismael, Ashraf E. Elshora, Heba E. Abdou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002598