[HTML][HTML] Preventive therapy for latent tuberculosis infection—the promise and the challenges

GJ Fox, CC Dobler, BJ Marais, JT Denholm - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Around one third of the world's population may harbour latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI),
an asymptomatic immunological state that confers a heightened risk of subsequently …

Screening and prevention for latent tuberculosis in immunosuppressed patients at risk for tuberculosis: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines

T Hasan, E Au, S Chen, A Tong, G Wong - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Immunosuppressed individuals are at a high risk of latent tuberculosis infection
(LTBI) and clinical practice guidelines for the screening and management of LTBI in at-risk …

[PDF][PDF] Latent tuberculosis screening before kidney transplantation in the South of Brazil

S do Brasil - Braz. J. Nephrol.(J. Bras. Nefrol.), 2021 - academia.edu
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent infection after kidney transplantation (KT) in
high-burden countries. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening includes previous TB …

KDIGO clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and care of living kidney donors

KL Lentine, BL Kasiske, AS Levey, PL Adams… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors is intended to assist medical …

'” Why me, why now?” Using clinical immunology and epidemiology to explain who gets nontuberculous mycobacterial infection

MA Lake, LR Ambrose, MCI Lipman, DM Lowe - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease is rising. An
understanding of known risk factors for disease sheds light on the immunological and …

[HTML][HTML] Infections after lung transplantation

M Nosotti, P Tarsia, LC Morlacchi - Journal of thoracic disease, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The good clinical result of lung transplantation is constantly undermined by the high
incidence of infection, which negatively impacts on function and survival. Moreover …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the assessment and acceptance of potential brain-dead organ donors

GA Westphal, VD Garcia, RL Souza… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O transplante de órgãos é a única alternativa para muitos pacientes portadores
de algumas doenças terminais. Ao mesmo tempo, é preocupante a crescente desproporção …

Preventive therapy for tuberculosis in rheumatological patients undergoing therapy with biological drugs

D Goletti, L Petrone, G Ippolito, L Niccoli… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) accounts for almost a quarter of the world
population, and, in 5–10% of the subjects with impaired immune-response against M …

[HTML][HTML] Diretrizes para avaliação e validação do potencial doador de órgãos em morte encefálica

GA Westphal, VD Garcia, RL Souza… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O transplante de órgãos é a única alternativa para muitos pacientes portadores
de algumas doenças terminais. Ao mesmo tempo, é preocupante a crescente desproporção …

Infections in heart and lung transplant recipients

M Alsaeed, S Husain - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2024 - id.theclinics.com
Heart and lung transplantation has become the treatment modality of choice for endstage
cardiac and pulmonary disease. The critical care unit is the first step toward recovery and …