Multi-recipient donor-transmitted tuberculosis

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Nov;14(11):1493-5.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) rates among transplant recipients are 20-74 times higher than in the general population, and have a mortality rate of up to 30%. The majority are potentially preventable. Most cases are reactivated latent infection after immune suppression. Donor-transmitted TB is very rare. We report three cases of TB that were transmitted by organ transplantation from a single donor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Organ Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Donors
  • Tuberculosis / transmission*