Screening of latent TB infection in patients with recently diagnosed bronchogenic carcinoma.

Heba Wagih AbdelwahabMarwa O ElmariaDalia Abdellateif AbdelghanyFatma Mf AklMohammed ShehtaRasha Mokhtar ELnagarNesrine Saad FarragMohamed Farouk AklAhmed Ehab

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2020)

There is a considerable risk of concurrent latent tuberculosis in newly diagnosed primary bronchogenic carcinoma. The need for treatment of latent tuberculosis in these patients and its influence on the outcome and prognosis are issues for further investigations.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
human immunodeficiency virus
electronic health record
rectal cancer