TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.

Description of tuberculosis (TB) among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients is scanty in the literature even in countries where TB is common. Most of reports of TB in HSCT patients were from ASIA, with TB incidence varying from 0.0014 (USA) to 16% (Pakistan). There are few reports of...

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Main Authors: Silvia F Costa, Jessica Ramos, Marjorie Vieira Batista
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Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/427
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description Description of tuberculosis (TB) among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients is scanty in the literature even in countries where TB is common. Most of reports of TB in HSCT patients were from ASIA, with TB incidence varying from 0.0014 (USA) to 16% (Pakistan). There are few reports of diagnosis of TB during the first two weeks after HSCT, most of cases described in the literature occurred after 90 days of HSCT, and the lung was the organ most often involved. The mortality varied from 0 to 50% and is higher among allogeneic HSCT. There is no consensus regarding the screening with tuberculin skin test or QuantiFERON-TB gold, and primary prophylaxis for latent TB, and whether in developing country with high prevalence of TB the epidemiologic query should be emphasized.
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spelling doaj-art-dcd465f2c6e04b60802b038dbc5626272025-08-20T02:58:04ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062013-11-0151e2013061e201306110.4084/mjhid.2013.061319TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.Silvia F Costa0Jessica Ramos1Marjorie Vieira Batista2Infectious diseases of university of São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil.Description of tuberculosis (TB) among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients is scanty in the literature even in countries where TB is common. Most of reports of TB in HSCT patients were from ASIA, with TB incidence varying from 0.0014 (USA) to 16% (Pakistan). There are few reports of diagnosis of TB during the first two weeks after HSCT, most of cases described in the literature occurred after 90 days of HSCT, and the lung was the organ most often involved. The mortality varied from 0 to 50% and is higher among allogeneic HSCT. There is no consensus regarding the screening with tuberculin skin test or QuantiFERON-TB gold, and primary prophylaxis for latent TB, and whether in developing country with high prevalence of TB the epidemiologic query should be emphasized.http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/427TuberculosisHemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
title TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.
title_full TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.
title_fullStr TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.
title_full_unstemmed TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.
title_short TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.
title_sort tuberculosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
topic Tuberculosis
Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
url http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/427
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