Changes in tuberculosis risk after transplantation in the setting of decreased community tuberculosis incidence: a national population-based study, 2008–2020

Abstract Background Transplant recipients are immunocompromised and vulnerable to developing tuberculosis. However, active tuberculosis incidence is rapidly declining in South Korea, but the trend of tuberculosis infection among transplant recipients has not been elucidated. This study aimed to eval...

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Main Authors: JongHoon Hyun, Myeongjee Lee, Inkyung Jung, Eunhwa Kim, Seung Min Hahn, Yu Ri Kim, Sungmin Lim, Kyong Ihn, Min Young Kim, Jong Gyun Ahn, Joon-Sup Yeom, Su Jin Jeong, Ji-Man Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-023-00661-4