The impact on incident tuberculosis by kidney function impairment status: analysis of severity relationship.

Chin-Chung ShuYu-Feng WeiYi-Chun YehHsien-Ho LinChung-Hsing ChenPing-Huai WangShih-Lung ChengJann-Yuan WangChong-Jen Yu

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

In patients with impaired kidney function, the risk of TB increases from CKD stage 3, and in stage 5, the risk is even higher than that of those receiving dialysis. Further strategies of TB control need to consider this high-risk group.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
type diabetes
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy