Tuberculosis in solid organ transplantation: Prospects and challenges in the brazilian context

Autor: Isabela Dias Lauar, Gerusa Coelho Vaz, Roberta Romanelli, Taciana de Figueiredo Soares, Auro Sergio Perdigão de Brito, Luciana Costa Faria, Wanessa Trindade Clemente
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Transplantation, Vol 17, Iss 4 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2764-1589
DOI: 10.53855/bjt.v17i4.152
Popis: The management of tuberculosis (TB) in candidates and recipients of solid organs poses several challenges. Among them, TB diagnosis is often delayed by the atypical presentation of the disease and difficulties related to the anti-TB drugs toxicity and the interaction with immunosuppressive drugs. This review includes relevant articles published in the last 20 years and also takes into account the current Brazilian recommendations for the diagnosis and therapeutic management of TB in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. It also attempts to provide useful recommendations to assist physicians as to the patient care, and presents the main limitations for a better approach upon considering the Brazilian scenario.
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