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Article: Tuberculous infection in southern Chinese renal transplant recipients

TitleTuberculous infection in southern Chinese renal transplant recipients
Authors
KeywordsChinese
Renal transplantation
Tuberculosis
Issue Date2004
PublisherBlackwell Munksgaard. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/CTR
Citation
Clinical Transplantation, 2004, v. 18 n. 6, p. 666-671 How to Cite?
AbstractA retrospective study of the prevalence and pattern of tuberculosis among renal transplant patients in a single centre in southern China was performed. Twenty-three cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed among 440 patients between January 1991 and December 2002. There were 18 men and five women. The mean age of the patients was 39.3 ± 13.4 yr. There were 13 living-related and 10 cadaveric renal transplants. The interval between renal transplantation and the development of tuberculosis ranged from 3 to 127 months with a median of 46 months. There were 18 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, two cases of pulmonary plus laryngeal tuberculosis, two cases of disseminated tuberculosis, and one case of tuberculosis involving the urinary tract. Diagnosis was established by positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 21 patients and response to empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment in two patients. The duration of symptoms before the diagnosis of tuberculosis was 27 ± 12 d. The patients were treated with standard anti-tuberculosis drugs for 11 ± 3 months. The anti-tuberculosis treatment was in general well-tolerated. Five patients developed transient hepatitis, three patients developed thrombocytopenia and five patients developed gouty arthritis. One patient died 2 months after initiation of anti-tuberculosis therapy. All other patients completed anti-tuberculosis treatment. No recurrence of tuberculosis was observed after a median follow-up of 90 months. We concluded that (i) tuberculosis is prevalent among southern Chinese renal transplant recipients; (ii) high index of suspicion for tuberculosis among renal transplant recipients is warranted to ensure early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment; and (iii) treatment with standard anti-tuberculosis drugs for an extended period of time is well-tolerated and is associated with favourable outcome. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2004.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/76852
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dc.contributor.authorLui, SLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTang, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, FKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChoy, BYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, TMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, WKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KNen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:25:37Z-
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dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationClinical Transplantation, 2004, v. 18 n. 6, p. 666-671en_HK
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dc.description.abstractA retrospective study of the prevalence and pattern of tuberculosis among renal transplant patients in a single centre in southern China was performed. Twenty-three cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed among 440 patients between January 1991 and December 2002. There were 18 men and five women. The mean age of the patients was 39.3 ± 13.4 yr. There were 13 living-related and 10 cadaveric renal transplants. The interval between renal transplantation and the development of tuberculosis ranged from 3 to 127 months with a median of 46 months. There were 18 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, two cases of pulmonary plus laryngeal tuberculosis, two cases of disseminated tuberculosis, and one case of tuberculosis involving the urinary tract. Diagnosis was established by positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 21 patients and response to empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment in two patients. The duration of symptoms before the diagnosis of tuberculosis was 27 ± 12 d. The patients were treated with standard anti-tuberculosis drugs for 11 ± 3 months. The anti-tuberculosis treatment was in general well-tolerated. Five patients developed transient hepatitis, three patients developed thrombocytopenia and five patients developed gouty arthritis. One patient died 2 months after initiation of anti-tuberculosis therapy. All other patients completed anti-tuberculosis treatment. No recurrence of tuberculosis was observed after a median follow-up of 90 months. We concluded that (i) tuberculosis is prevalent among southern Chinese renal transplant recipients; (ii) high index of suspicion for tuberculosis among renal transplant recipients is warranted to ensure early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment; and (iii) treatment with standard anti-tuberculosis drugs for an extended period of time is well-tolerated and is associated with favourable outcome. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2004.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Munksgaard. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/CTRen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Transplantationen_HK
dc.subjectChineseen_HK
dc.subjectRenal transplantationen_HK
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshChinaen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshKidney Transplantation - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis - diagnosis - drug therapy - epidemiology - etiologyen_HK
dc.titleTuberculous infection in southern Chinese renal transplant recipientsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailTang, S: scwtang@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, TM: dtmchan@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00263.xen_HK
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