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Publication Name World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID 30965
Country United States
Category Transplantation
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients: A case series
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Manish Anand, Beatrice Concepcion, Ekta Nayyar, Megha Salani and Heidi Schaefer
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Heidi Schaefer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, United States. heidi.schaefer@vanderbilt.edu
Key Words Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Kidney transplant; Disseminated disease; Tuberculosis
Core Tip Tuberculosis is a largely preventable and curable disease that should be suspected in all solid organ transplant recipients who present with unexplained fevers, pulmonary or extra-pulmonary symptoms. This case report describes the varied presentations of tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients and provides the most recent recommendations regarding diagnosis and treatment.
Citation Anand M, Nayyar E, Concepcion B, Salani M, Schaefer H. Tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients: A case series. World J Transplant 2017; 7(3): 213-221
Received
2016-10-25 09:19
Peer-Review Started
2016-10-28 10:57
To Make the First Decision
2016-12-01 14:21
Return for Revision
2016-12-07 08:13
Revised
2017-01-14 01:18
Second Decision
2017-03-02 16:14
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
2017-03-03 20:17
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief
2017-04-24 17:23
Articles in Press
2017-04-24 17:23
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Typeset the Manuscript
2017-06-06 02:24
ISSN 2220-3230 (online)
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