End-stage Renal Disease and Risk of Active Tuberculosis: a Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Conclusion: We found that patients receiving dialysis for ESRD had an elevated risk of active TB. These results highlight the need for detailed and well-organised guidelines for active TB screening among patients with ESRD.
PMID: 30595682 [PubMed - in process]

Source: J Korean Med Sci - December 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Min J, Kwon SK, Jeong HW, Han JH, Kim YJ, Kang M, Kang G Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research