Determinants and characteristics of tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients

ÖZGEN ALPAYDIN A., Ozbilgin M., Abdulleyeva M., Mersin S. S., EGELİ T., ÜNEK T., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.48, sa.6, ss.1162-1166, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1803-144
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1162-1166
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Tuberculosis, liver transplantation, immune suppression, latent tuberculosis infection, LATENT TUBERCULOSIS, CLINICAL-FEATURES, RISK-FACTORS, INFECTION, EXPERIENCE, CANDIDATES, DIAGNOSIS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients have increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). We aimed to investigate the prevalence and features of TB in liver transplant (LT) recipients at our transplantation canter.