The TB infection in children with chronic renal diseases

• Published in: Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi Vol. 110; no. 2; p. 309
• Main Authors: Munteanu, Mihaela, Cucer, Florentina, Halitchi, Codruţa, Mûller, R, Brumariu, O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Romanian
• Published: Romania 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology; Nephrotic Syndrome - epidemiology; Renal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - complications; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Romania - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - complications; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Romania

The incidence of tuberculosis in the general population has risen in Romania over the past years. It is, therefore, presumable that this incidence is higher in the immuno-compromised hosts than in the general population. We analysed the tuberculosis incidence in children with a chronic renal disease...