@article {469, title = {Multi-recipient donor-transmitted tuberculosis}, journal = {The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease}, volume = {14}, year = {2010}, note = {Edathodu, J Alrajhi, A Halim, M Althawadi, S France Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Nov;14(11):1493-5.}, month = {Nov}, pages = {1493 - 5}, type = {Case Reports}, edition = {40464}, 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.}, keywords = {Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mycobacterium tuberculosis / *isolation \& purification, Organ Transplantation / *adverse effects, Tissue Donors, Tuberculosis / *transmission}, issn = {1815-7920 (Electronic) 1027-3719 (Linking)}, author = {Edathodu,J. and Alrajhi,A. and Halim,M. and Althawadi,S.} }