Mycobacterium tuberculosis after solid organ transplantation: A review of more than 2000 cases

CLR Abad, RR Razonable - Clinical transplantation, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is a common pathogen worldwide, and it may
cause significant infection after solid organ transplantation (SOT). We reviewed all reported …

Hepatotoxic effects of therapies for tuberculosis

BE Senousy, SI Belal, PV Draganov - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology …, 2010 - nature.com
Hepatotoxic effects attributable to antituberculosis therapy are considered unique among
drug-related liver problems because almost all first-line antituberculosis medications have …

[HTML][HTML] Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections in solid organ transplantation

AK Subramanian, MI Morris… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in organ transplant recipients presents
several challenges. Impediments to rapid and accurate diagnosis may lead to treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis in transplant donors: a donor-derived infections consensus conference report

MI Morris, JS Daly, E Blumberg, D Kumar… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a ubiquitous organism that infects one-third of the world's
population. In previous decades, access to organ transplantation was restricted to academic …

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis

EH Choi, WJ Coyle - Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract by tuberculosis (TB) remains a prevalent and
relevant disease entity in certain areas of the world and in certain at‐risk patient populations …

[PDF][PDF] Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in liver transplantation

BR Yehia, EA Blumberg - Liver Transplantation, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause significant infections in liver transplant candidates
and recipients. Its nonspecific clinical features and prolonged growth time in culture make …

Prevalence of active tuberculosis infection in transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Mamishi, B Pourakbari, M Moradzadeh… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as a serious complication of organ transplant;
therefore, the detection and appropriate treatment of active TB infection is highly …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in transplant recipients: early diagnosis and treatment of resistant tuberculosis

JEC Holty, RR Sista - Current opinion in organ transplantation, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in transplant recipient... : Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in transplant recipients: early diagnosis …

Tuberculosis recommendations for solid organ transplant recipients and donors

G Santoro-Lopes, AK Subramanian, I Molina… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiology in Latin America In the last 2 decades, the burden of tuberculosis (TB) has
been considerably reduced in Latin America (LA) countries. The estimated absolute number …

[PDF][PDF] Acute liver failure due to antitubercular therapy: Strategy for antitubercular treatment before and after liver transplantation

P Ichai, F Saliba, F Antoun, D Azoulay… - Liver …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The standard antitubercular treatment (ATT), which consists of isoniazid (INH), rifampicin
(RIF), ethambutol, and pyrazinamide (PZA), is the best available treatment for tuberculosis …