Tuberculosis
Study data from A.I. Christopoulos and colleagues update understanding of tuberculosis
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 11th, 2009
"Entering the study, HD patients were tested with tuberculin and 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene, and a cell-mediated immunity (CMI) index was estimated. Relative risks (RR) for TB were calculated considering subjects from the background general population as a reference group. The independent effect of age, BMI and tuberculin sensitivity was determined using Cox's proportional hazard model. Female HD patients...
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