Luisa Palomares

Value of the tuberculin skin testing and of an interferon-gamma release assay in haemodialysis patients after exposure to M. tuberculosis

Luis Anibarro, Matilde Trigo, Diana Feijoó, Mónica Aguinaga Ríos et autres

BACKGROUND: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection pose a high risk of developing active TB disease. It is therefore important to detect latent TB infection (LTBI) to be able to offer treatment and prevent progression to TB disease. …

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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis

BERNARDO SOPEÑA, José Sobrado, Javier Pérez, Josefina Oliver et autres

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Book Reviews

Denis Nonclercq, Gérard Toubeau, Patrick Lambricht, Jeanine-Anne Heuson-Stiennon et autres

Ultrapure dialysate and inflammatory response in haemodialysis evaluated by darbepoetin requirements—a randomized study

José M. Lamas, Mario Alonso, F. González Sastre, G García-Trío et autres

BACKGROUND: Dialysate quality has been suggested to influence inflammation status in patients subject to haemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study was to compare ultrapure dialysate (UPD) vs conventional dialysate (CD) with respect to darbepoetin requirements and other inflammation markers. METHODS: A …

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