Tuberculosis in haemodialysis: a problem making a comeback.

Tuberculosis (TB) accounts for a significant proportion of all deaths by infectious diseases. Controlling tuberculosis is a major public health issue especially in the developing nations, where the rise of the disease's incidence varies between 5-30% and the rise reaches reduplication every 5-10 years. The consequences of the disease in renal dialysis patients vary between 3.7-6%, thus being 12-15 times higher than the rest of the population.