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Peritoneal tuberculosis in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Author(s) -

Simon Quantrill,

Mark Woodhead,

Christine Bell,

A. Hutchison,

Ram Gokal

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/16.5.1024

Subject(s) - medicine , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , peritoneal dialysis , indian subcontinent , ambulatory , tuberculosis , hemodialysis , dialysis , chronic renal failure , surgery , intensive care medicine , pathology , ancient history , history

Patients with chronic renal failure have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). This occurs with much higher frequency within the first 12 months of initiating dialysis and is usually extrapulmonary in nature. Patients most at risk are those from susceptible ethnic groups, especially the Indian subcontinent. Peritoneal TB, otherwise relatively uncommon, has emerged as an important form of TB in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).

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