Abstract:Hemodialysis (HD) patients should be screened for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. We aimed to determine the frequency of latent TB infection in HD patients and to compare the effectiveness of the tests used. The files of 56 HD patients followed between 1 January 2021 and 1 October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic data, the presence of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, whether or not the patients had previously received treatment for TB before, the status of encountering a patient w… Show more
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