Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and risk of infection in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis in a referral center in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and the risk of infection in patients with chronic kidney disease treated at a hemodialysis center. METHODS: We included 307 patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis at the Mineiro Institute of Nep...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000200214&tlng=en |