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Tuberculosis
Research conducted by J.Y. Chen and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about tuberculosis
June 9th, 2009
"A 24-year-old man suffering from end-stage, multi-drug, resistant tuberculosis and right heart failure underwent bilateral, single-lung transplantation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Thoracic Surgery report. "He was successfully weaned and discharged from the hospital 30 days later. Sputum cultures have been negative for tuberculosis since discharge, and for almost 2 years thereafter," wrote J.Y. Chen and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Anti-tuberculosis medication was discontinued 4 months postoperatively." Chen and colleagues published their study in...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-09)
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