Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and associated factors in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Viviane Ferreira (Author), Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca (Author), Valdes Roberto Bollela (Author), Elen Almeida Romão (Author), Jose Abrão Cardeal da Costa (Author), Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa (Author), Dulce Aparecida Barbosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to identify the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis and associated factors. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 176 patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. The tuberculin test was performed with the standardize...