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Renal tuberculosis can present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, and ______.
Renal tuberculosis can present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, and ______.
weight loss
Patients deficient in cellular immunity, such as AIDS patients, are at higher risk for disseminated, life-threatening tuberculosis, including renal tuberculosis. In AIDS patients, reactivation of prior asymptomatic infection can lead to symptomatic renal ______.
Patients deficient in cellular immunity, such as AIDS patients, are at higher risk for disseminated, life-threatening tuberculosis, including renal tuberculosis. In AIDS patients, reactivation of prior asymptomatic infection can lead to symptomatic renal ______.
tuberculosis
Renal tuberculosis can manifest with symptoms such as hematuria and ______.
Renal tuberculosis can manifest with symptoms such as hematuria and ______.
flank pain
In the context of tuberculosis, renal involvement can lead to the development of ______ in the kidney.
In the context of tuberculosis, renal involvement can lead to the development of ______ in the kidney.
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Renal tuberculosis is often associated with poor housing and poor ______
Renal tuberculosis is often associated with poor housing and poor ______
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Mycobacterium bovis, found in cow’s milk, can cause gastrointestinal tuberculosis in humans if the milk is not ______
Mycobacterium bovis, found in cow’s milk, can cause gastrointestinal tuberculosis in humans if the milk is not ______
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Tuberculosis is almost exclusively a human disease, but Mycobacterium bovis also causes tuberculosis in ______
Tuberculosis is almost exclusively a human disease, but Mycobacterium bovis also causes tuberculosis in ______
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Most cases of tuberculosis are associated with reactivation in elderly, malnourished ______
Most cases of tuberculosis are associated with reactivation in elderly, malnourished ______
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Renal tuberculosis typically presents with dysuria, hematuria, and ______.
Renal tuberculosis typically presents with dysuria, hematuria, and ______.
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The urine of a patient with renal tuberculosis contains ______ cells.
The urine of a patient with renal tuberculosis contains ______ cells.
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Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can be used to detect the presence of M.tuberculosis directly in clinical specimens such as ______.
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can be used to detect the presence of M.tuberculosis directly in clinical specimens such as ______.
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The diagnosis of latent infections of renal tuberculosis can be done using the PPD skin test or an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA). A positive skin test result indicates previous infection by the organism but not necessarily active disease. The tuberculin test becomes positive 4 to 6 weeks after ______.
The diagnosis of latent infections of renal tuberculosis can be done using the PPD skin test or an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA). A positive skin test result indicates previous infection by the organism but not necessarily active disease. The tuberculin test becomes positive 4 to 6 weeks after ______.
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