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Tuberculosis
New findings from O. Damaschin and co-researchers in the area of tuberculosis described
May 5th, 2009
"Patients with chronic renal failure have a higher risk of developing tuberculosis compared to the general population, and especially extra-pulmonary tuberculosis," investigators in Meaux, France report. "This pathology is often difficult to diagnose and requires a combination of multidisciplinary examinations. The confirmation of the diagnosis is important in order to quickly match the treatment with the pathology," wrote O. Damaschin and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We report a patient with primary esophageal tuberculosis for whom the interferon gamma release assay facilitated a timely diagnosis." Damaschin and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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