The diagnosis and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, although difficult in normal
hosts, are even more complex in transplant recipients. As a result of the use of …

Recipients of organ transplants are at increased risk for infection both because of
immunosuppression and because of the transfer of microbes through the donor organs. We …

Lung transplant recipients are at increased risk for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
secondary to the intense immunosuppressive regimen after transplantation. We report a …

Organ donors are not routinely screened for tuberculosis (TB) in the United States. We
investigated a case of pulmonary TB in a double-lung transplant recipient. We reviewed the …

During a 5-year study period, we diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis in two (2%) of 94 lung
and heart-lung transplant recipients. Each infection occurred 3 months after bilateral lung …

The diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in organ transplant recipients presents several
challenges. Impediments to rapid and accurate diagnosis may lead to treatment delay and …

Tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients is associated with relatively high morbidity
and mortality and is often extra-pulmonary. Reactivation of dormant infection is the usual …

Tuberculosis is a serious opportunistic infection that may affect transplant recipients. The
incidence of tuberculosis among such persons is 20–74 times higher than that for the …

Tuberculosis infection has been a relatively rare complication after lung transplantation.
However, as more countries in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection remains …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an unusual infection in transplant recipients. We evaluated (i) the
frequency of TB,(ii) the duration to develop the TB infection, and (iii) clinical consequences …