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. 2019 Apr:15 Suppl 1:S33-S35.
doi: 10.1016/j.nephro.2019.02.007.

Tuberculosis in the 21st century: A narrative review

Ananda Chapagain  1 , Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob  2
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Tuberculosis in the 21st century: A narrative review

Ananda Chapagain et al. Nephrol Ther. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Sadly, despite the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus over a century ago by Robert Koch, tuberculosis remains a major killer and modern day plague. Progress in the eradication of tuberculosis has been very slow and will require determined efforts on multiple fronts to make substantial inroads to lower the currently stagnant incidence of around 2% globally.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease; Global epidemic; Koch postulates; Tuberculosis bacillus.

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