Tuberculosis in the transplant candidate: Importance of early diagnosis and treatment

Transplantation

Volumn 77, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 1376-1380

  Torre Cisneros, Julián ^a   Castón, Juan José ^a   Moreno, Javier ^b   Rivero, Antonio ^a   Vidal, Elisa ^a   Jurado, Rafael ^a   Kindelán, José María ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 2442680250     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000116870.10012.5D     Document Type: Article

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