Tuberculosis in dialysis patients.

In a retrospective study over a 13-year period, data from one of the largest dialysis units in Canada were reviewed. Seven cases of active tuberculosis were identified among a dialysis population of 433 patients. Although this was not a controlled study the data suggests a greater than 10 fold increase in incidence of tuberculosis among patients with end stage renal disease compared to the total population. The majority of patients were over 40 …