Anti-tuberculosis prophylaxis following renal transplantation: Acceptable variations?

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 551-554

  Field, M ^a   Clarke, A ^a   Kelleher, M ^a   Hamsho, A ^a   Mellor, S ^a   Ready, A ^a   Inston, N ^a   van Dellen, D ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prophylaxis; Renal transplant; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRIDOXINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISONIAZID; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84867645551     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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