Current tuberculosis status and challenges among dialysis patients in Japan: A nationwide cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: Since 2021, Japan has been classified as a country with a low prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). Although dialysis patients have significantly higher incidences of TB and mortality, no recent nationwide surveys have assessed the TB status among dialysis patients in Japan. We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of all 4167 dialysis facilities registered with the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy and collected facility-level data between April 2022 and March 2024. The survey assessed TB diagnoses (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI] and active TB), diagnostic triggers, screening practices and treatment rates for LTBI, epidemiological data and clinical characteristics of active TB, incidence of TB close contacts, healthcare providers' perceptions of TB in dialysis patients, and c

SUBMITTER: Yoshifuji A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12582689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature