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

Jinsoo Min Soon Kil Kwon Hye Won Jeong Joung-Ho Han Yeonkook Joseph Kim Minseok Kang Gil-Won Kang

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)

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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
clinical practice
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
drug induced