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High Rates of Tuberculosis in End-Stage Renal Failure: the Impact of International Migration
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Jan 2002
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 8(1):77-78.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We studied a cohort of patients requiring renal dialysis who had migrated to the United Kingdom from tuberculosis (TB)-endemic countries and found extremely high rates of TB (1,187 cases per 100,000 per year), partly associated with end-stage diabetic renal disease. We recommend enhanced vigilance and screening of such patients, both to reduce illness and death and to prevent nosocomial spread of TB among susceptible persons.
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