The Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplant: Is It More Than a Theoretical Concern?

Rose, Gregory

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/287460

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

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Volume 16 | Article ID 287460 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/287460

The Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplant: Is It More Than a Theoretical Concern?

Gregory Rose¹

Received29 Apr 2005

Accepted31 May 2005

Abstract

The present case report describes a therapeutic dilemma regarding the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during transplantation of solid organs, places this phenomenon within the context of the literature, and makes recommendations for screening and therapy.

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Copyright © 2005 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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