Determinants and characteristics of tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients

ÖZGEN ALPAYDIN, AYLİN; Ozbilgin, MÜCAHİT; Abdulleyeva, Madina; Mersin, Selver; EGELİ, TUFAN; ÜNEK, TARKAN; KILINÇ, OĞUZ; Astarcioglu, Ibrahim; AVKAN OĞUZ, VİLDAN

doi:10.3906/sag-1803-144

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, Scopus, TRDizin)

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
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.