Early diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in a hemodialysis patient by combining two interferon-γ-release assays: a case report

Early diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in a hemodialysis patient by combining two interferon-γ-release assays: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) are at high risk to develop tuberculosis (TB) associated with a high mortality rate. TB diagnosis is often delayed due to non-specific symptoms, frequent extra-pulmonary manifestations, and rare microbiolo...

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Main Authors: Florence Bonkain, Dieter De Clerck, Violette Dirix, Mahavir Singh, Camille Locht, Françoise Mascart, Véronique Corbière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Diagnosis
Interferon-gamma release assay
Hemodialysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01875-w

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