Tuberculosis (TB) in solid-organ transplants (SOTs) is an important opportunistic infection associated with mortality and graft loss. SOT recipients carry a higher risk of contracting active TB than the general population. Clinical and radiographic presentations are non-specific, and sputum smear and culture have low yields. TB patients with SOTs require standard anti-tuberculosis treatment. However, rifampicin (RMP) use is associated with a 30% rate of acute graft rejection (AGR) and a 20% rate of transplant loss.To determine treatment outcomes in SOT recipients with active TB.A retrospective study of clinical and microbiological data and TB treatment outcomes.Among the 2349 transplants assessed, active TB was detected in 31 recipients; 55% had pulmonary TB and 40% were sputum smear-positive. In 32% of the patients, TB was diagnosed 30 days after symptom onset, 77% of the patients were cured and 10% died. AGR occurred in 13%.TB was diagnosed in <30 days. Anti-tuberculosis treatment without RMP (80% vs. 67%; P = 0.48, OR 0.5, 95%CI 0.07-3.55) and with moxifloxacin yielded higher treatment success rates and a lower risk of AGR.
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Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
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FuenteThe International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease