Tuberculosis: a resurgent disease in immunosuppressed patients

• Main Authors: Nissapatorn, V., Kuppusamy, I., Josephine, F.P., Jamaiah, I., Rohela, M., Khairul Anuar, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4162/1/Tuberculosis-_a_resurgent_disease_in_immunosuppressed_patients.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4162/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17547073

A total of 136 patients, 67 HIV, 69 diabetes mellitus (DM) with or without (+/-) end-stage renal disease (ESRD), were registered for tuberculosis treatment at the National Tuberculosis Center (NTBC) from May to December, 2003. Ages ranged from 21-78 years (median 57.7 years) in TB/DM patients, and 2...