Management and outcome of latent tuberculosis in living renal transplant donors

In regions where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic, up to 15% of kidney transplant recipients develop Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections (TBI), typically with an increased risk of disseminated disease and allograft loss. To reduce these risks, donors and recipients with latent TB usually receive isoni...

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Main Authors: Wael T Habhab, Basem M Alraddadi, Naqi Idris, Saeed Alghamdi, Najla Zabani, Ahmed Fahmy, Ahmed Abdul Malik, Mashael Alwaassia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2019;volume=30;issue=1;spage=151;epage=152;aulast=Habhab