Tuberculosis transmitted through transplantation

Journal of Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-254

  Graham, J C ^a   Kearns, A M ^b   Magee, J G ^b   El Sheikh, M F A ^a   Hudson, M ^a   Manas, D ^a   Gould, F K ^a   Orr, K E ^a   Freeman, R ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GANCICLOVIR; ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INVERSE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ORGAN DONOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035700563     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0879     Document Type: Article

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