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SUBMITTER: Horne DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3805170 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Horne David J DJ Narita Masahiro M Spitters Christopher L CL Parimi Soumya S Dodson Sherry S Limaye Ajit P AP
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20130729 10
Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk for opportunistic infections including tuberculosis. Although guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis are available, there remain a number of clinical areas with limited guidance. We discuss challenges in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of latent and active tuberculosis in SOT candidates and recipients who reside in low-tuberculosis-prevalence areas. We discuss the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in ...[more]