Tuberculosis screening in a dialysis unit: detecting latent tuberculosis infection is only half the problem - 01/08/14
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Patients with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of tuberculosis. We describe the events that occurred when we encountered a patient receiving haemodialysis with pulmonary tuberculosis. Nine (of 41) patients dialysing at the same time as the index case had a positive interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) and were offered therapy for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Patients with an initial negative IGRA were rescreened at six months, identifying a further three IGRA-positive patients. All patients were then rescreened at 12 months. No new IGRA-positive cases were identified and no staff or patients developed active disease. Only five of the 12 IGRA-positive patients completed LTBI therapy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Dialysis, Interferon-gamma release assay, Tuberculosis
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Vol 87 - N° 4
P. 241-244 - août 2014 Retour au numéro
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