Successful therapy of tuberculosis in hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-35

  Al Homrany, Mohammed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031040633     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000169068     Document Type: Article

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