High Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Dialysis Patients Using the Interferon-γ Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test | Zendy

Susan ShinJung Lee | Zendy; Kang-Ju Chou | Zendy; Horng-Yunn Dou | Zendy; Tsi-Shu Huang | Zendy; Yen-Yun Ni | Zendy; Hua-Chang Fang | Zendy; HungChin Tsai | Zendy; Cheng-Len Sy | Zendy; Jui-Kuang Chen | Zendy; Kuang-Sheng Wu | Zendy; Yung-Hsin Wang | Zendy; Hsi-Hsun Lin | Zendy; Yao-Shen Chen | Zendy

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High Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Dialysis Patients Using the Interferon-γ Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test

Author(s) -

Susan ShinJung Lee,

Kang-Ju Chou,

Horng-Yunn Dou,

Tsi-Shu Huang,

Yen-Yun Ni,

Hua-Chang Fang,

HungChin Tsai,

Cheng-Len Sy,

Jui-Kuang Chen,

Kuang-Sheng Wu,

Yung-Hsin Wang,

Hsi-Hsun Lin,

Yao-Shen Chen

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01790210

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , hemodialysis , dialysis , tuberculosis diagnosis , vaccination , prospective cohort study , cross sectional study , immunology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology

Patients in ESRD on hemodialysis with latent tuberculosis (TB) infection have 10 to 25 times the risk of reactivation into active disease compared with healthy adults. This study investigates the prevalence of latent TB infection in dialysis patients from a country with an intermediate burden of TB and its associated risk factors using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube test (QGIT) and the tuberculin skin test (TST).

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