Does tuberculin skin test predict tuberculosis in patients with end-stage liver disease?

Authors

• Mohamed S. Al-Moamary, PO Box 84252, Riyadh 11671, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 2520088 Ext. 4196 Fax. +966 (1) 2635128. E-mail: almoamary{at}yahoo.com
• Salah Al-Baz, Department of Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Adel Alothman, Department of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Ziad Memish, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Fahad Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Department of Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Abdulmajeed Al-Abdulkareem, Department of Hepatobilliary Sciences, King Fahad Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Article Type

Brief Report

First Page

1269

Last Page

1270

Recommended Citation

Al-Moamary, Mohamed S.; Al-Baz, Salah; Alothman, Adel; Memish, Ziad; Al-Jahdali, Hamdan; and Al-Abdulkareem, Abdulmajeed (2003) "Does tuberculin skin test predict tuberculosis in patients with end-stage liver disease?," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 11, Article 25.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2234