Incidence and risk factors for tuberculosis in patients with chronic kidney disease in Singapore
CKD5 patients have an increased risk of developing TB, particularly when certain risk factors are present, such as male sex or receiving dialysis. Clinicians should maintain a high degree of suspicion for TB in CKD5 patients with compatible clinical symptoms.
Authors
- Isabel Tavitian‐Exley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5202-0041)
- Benjamin Zhi En Khoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9778-3467)
- Dhiya Metussin
- Win Mar Kyaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8135-2053)
- Ying Hao
- Deborah Hee Ling Ng
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- National Environment Agency (SG)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (SG)
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2025321
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15