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Mycobacterium tuberculosis in transplantation: Immunity sufficient to perpetuate disease?
Author(s) -
Fishman Jay A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15254
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , immunity , transplantation , mycobacterium tuberculosis , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , immune system , pathology
Studies of screening and chemoprophylaxis for tuberculosis in transplantation are essential, notably in endemic regions, and should include the impact of immunomodulatory therapies on the risk of disease reactivation. See the article from Viana et al on page 1421.