WCN24-2600 Tuberculosis in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: 35 years of experience
Vanesa Fauda, Ana Lucia Saez, Juan Ibañez, Luz Bendersky, Ivanna Gardarian, Nadia Marlen Ortiz, Claudia Yeneris, Cenith Contrera, et al. (11 authors)
Kidney International Reports · 2024-04
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is an endemic disease in Argentina, with an incidence rate of 25.9 cases/100,000 inhabitants. Several studies report that kidney transplant (KT) recipients have 20 to 100 times higher risk of developing TB than the general population.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Kidney transplant
- Kidney transplantation
- Pediatrics
- Intensive care medicine
- Kidney