Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection with short-course regimens in potential living kidney donors.

Jacques SimkinsChristian Donato-SantanaMichele Ileana MorrisLilian Margarita AbboJose Fernando CamargoShweta AnjanYoichiro NatoriGiselle Guerra

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2020)

The time from QFT-GIT testing to donation was longer among QFT-GIT-positive donors. The short-course regimens appear to be excellent options for LTBI treatment among living kidney donors and avoid delaying organ donation further.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
emergency department
replacement therapy
hiv aids
pulmonary tuberculosis
human immunodeficiency virus
electronic health record
antiretroviral therapy