Tuberculosis

Scientists at Erasme University publish research in tuberculosis

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 27th, 2007

According to recent research published in the journal Transplant Infectious Disease, "We report on a heart-lung transplant recipient who presented with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) 2.5 months aftertransplantation and then developed a paradoxical reaction after 4 months of adequate anti-TB treatment."

"She eventually recovered with anti-TB and high-dose steroid treatmentsUsing sequential bronchoalveolar lavages, we assessed the inflammatory response in the lung and investigated the alveolar immune response against a Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigenThe paradoxical reaction was characterized by a massive infiltration of the alveolar space by M. tuberculosis...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2007-11-27)

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