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Renaissance of Tuberculosis in the 19905: Lessons for the Nephrologist

Author(s) -

Vas Stephen I.

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

peritoneal dialysis international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79

H-Index - 83

eISSN - 1718-4304

pISSN - 0896-8608

DOI - 10.1177/089686089401400302

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , peritoneal dialysis , the renaissance , nephrology , disease , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , pathology , art , art history

Objective To call attention to the worldwide increase in tuberculosis and to review the disease in peritoneal dialysis patients.Data Sources Recent epidemiological publications.Data Extraction Epidemiological data summarized in tables and diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations reviewed.Conclusions Tuberculosis is on the rise worldwide. Multiple drug-resistant strains are emerging, causing therapeutic problems. The role of atypical mycobacterial infections in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is reviewed. Early diagnosis of cases and thorough chemotherapy are advocated.

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