Tuberculosis Therapy
Investigators at University of Hong Kong, Center for the Study of Liver Disease publish new data on tuberculosis therapy
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 20th, 2007
A report, "Implications for management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in adult-to-adult live donor liver transplantation," is newly published data in Liver International. According to recent research from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, "Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection is a serious opportunistic infection especially in live donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Hepatotoxicity of antituberculous agents and hazardous drug interaction with immunosuppressants may render the graft more susceptible to injury."
"To review our experience of management of TB infection in liver transplant recipients including LDLT. A total of 397 liver...
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