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Tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients: A case series

Solid organ transplant recipients have an elevated risk of tuberculosis (TB) with high mortality. Data about TB in this population in the United States is sparse. We present four cases of active tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients at our center. All patients had possible TB exposure prior t...

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Autores principales: Anand, Manish, Nayyar, Ekta, Concepcion, Beatrice, Salani, Megha, Schaefer, Heidi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5487311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698838
http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v7.i3.213