Prevalence, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Tuberculosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal.

Published in: International journal of nephrology (2020)

Prevalence and mortality of TB were higher in patients with CKD. Special attention must be given to these people for timely diagnosis and treatment as the presentation is different and diagnosis can be missed.

Keyphrases

risk factors
mycobacterium tuberculosis
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
working memory
emergency department
cardiovascular disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv infected