The usefulness of QuantiFERON®TB-2G for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in dialysis patients

Background : It is known that the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Japan is very high compared to that in Western developed countries, especially among dialysis patients. The high rate of extrapulmonary TB in dialysis patients makes it more difficult to diagnose TB. Recently a new diagnostic techni...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi 2008/01/28, Vol.41(1), pp.65-70
Hauptverfasser:	Inoue, Tsuyoshi, Nakamura, Taichi, Katagiri, Daisuke, Hoshino, Taro, Tada, Manami, Shibata, Maki, Hinoshita, Fumihiko
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	QuantiFERON
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