tipobet vdcasino venüsbet sahabet sekabet sahabet onwin matadorbet casibom casibom casibom casinoplus casibom casibom jojobet jojobet jojobet grandpashabet grandpashabet grandpashabet
Reem S Almaghrabi Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Tuberculosis, Solid organ transplant, Graft rejection, Clinical Presentation
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
I am Reem S Almaghrabi Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Reem S Almaghrabi, Reem Alameer, Nada Alshehri, Abdullah Almohaizeie, Abdulrahman A Alrajhi and Ali S Omrani
Objectives:
Limited data are available on tuberculosis outcome after solid organ transplantation in the Middle East. Between 2005 and 2016, tuberculosis was diagnosed in 42 (1.4%) out of 3,042 kidney, liver or heart transplant recipients. Therefore, we aimed to describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of TB in the setting of SOT in one of the largest transplant centers in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Material and Methods:
Details of kidney, liver or heart transplant recipients were retrospectively retrieved from the electronic database of the Organ Transplant Center at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh. Active tuberculosis was defined as cases treated... view more»