Review of genitourinary tuberculosis with focus on end-stage renal disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a current public health problem, remaining the most common worldwide cause of mortality from infectious disease. Recent studies indicate that genitourinary TB is the third most common form of extra-pulmonary disease. The diagnosis of renal TB can be hypothesized in a non-specifi...

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Main Author: Lima, Neiberg A. (author)
Other Authors: Vasconcelos, Carol C. (author), Filgueira, Pedro Henrique O. (author), Kretzmann, Meissa (author), Sindeaux, Ticiano A. S. (author), Feitosa Neto, Beni (author), Silva Junior, Geraldo B. (author), Daher, Elizabeth F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Renal tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Obstructive uropathy
Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
End-stage kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31449
Country:Brazil
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