Tuberculosis
Research results from Temple University update knowledge of tuberculosis
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 19th, 2008
New research, 'Fever of unknown origin caused by tuberculosis,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the journal Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, "Tuberculosis is an important cause of fever of unknown origin. Travel, age, dialysis, diabetes, birth in a country with a high prevalence of tuberculosis, and immunoincompetence are among the most salient risks."
"Associated physical findings, radiologic evaluation, and hematologic and endocrinologic abnormalities may provide clues to the diagnosis. Both noninvasive and invasive diagnostic modalities are reviewed," wrote J.J. Bofinger and colleagues, Temple...
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