The tuberculosis rate among U.S. patients with kidney failure from 2010 to 2021was 10-fold higher than that of the general ...

Risk factors associated with extrapulmonary TB among US veterans include non-Hispanic Black race, diabetes, HIV infection, and severe kidney disease.

The most common underlying co-morbidities were pre-existing chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and malignancy. Within six months after anti-TB treatment, there was a continuous probability ...

Survivors of TB may benefit from improved linkage to care, with post-treatment mortality associated with HIV, alcohol use, diabetes, and end-stage kidney disease.

Tuberculosis is categorized as an airborne infection that usually attacks the lungs, but health experts said that the infection can also impact any part of the body including the kidney ...

According to the department, tuberculosis bacteria usually attack the lungs but can attack any body part, such as the kidney, spine and brain. Officials said not everyone infected with ...

[11] Because the elderly are more vulnerable to drug-induced AKI and usually have poor renal recovery, [14,15] AKI during anti-TB treatment may be more common and serious in Taiwan, where more ...