Tuberculous peritonitis: a race against time

Kidney Int. 2006 Sep;70(5):969-72. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001610. Epub 2006 Jul 5.

Authors

N Vadivel¹, J K Tucker, S Trikudanathan, E Heher, A K Singh

Affiliation

¹ Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. nvadivel@rics.bwh.harvard.edu

PMID: 16820796
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001610

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / pathogenicity
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / adverse effects*
Peritoneum / microbiology
Peritoneum / pathology
Peritonitis, Tuberculous / diagnosis*
Peritonitis, Tuberculous / etiology
Peritonitis, Tuberculous / microbiology
Risk Factors
Tuberculosis / complications
Tuberculosis / diagnosis

Substances

DNA, Bacterial