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Tuberculosis
Investigators at University Hospital target tuberculosis
May 26th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, "Tuberculosis is a particularly important condition in solid-organ transplant recipients because of the delay in treatment caused by the difficulties involved in its diagnosis and because of the pharmacological toxicity associated with this treatment." "Both treatment delay and toxicity are responsible for the many clinical complications of and high mortality associated with tuberculosis in this population. The Consensus Statement from the Spanish Group for the Study of Infectious Diseases in Transplant Recipients defines the indications for treatment of latent tuberculosis...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-26)
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