Bone graft tuberculosis outbreak in USA: Is it a concern in India? |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India;2. ABES Engineering College Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India;3. Department of Chemistry, DAV College, Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
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| Abstract: | Globally, 25% of the population is infected with tuberculosis, which poses a leading cause of death worldwide. The transmission of tuberculosis (TB) during organ transplant is reported in the literature whereas only one report has been published on the transmission of TB, during bone allograft transplantation. In the US, in May 2021, an outbreak of TB occurred in patients undergoing spine surgery with bone allograft. This bone graft was retrieved from 80 years deceased donor with latent TB, which was not diagnosed earlier. The recipients were started with a long course of anti-tuberculous drugs. This review narrates the pathway of TB spread among transplant recipients and the strategies to be followed while performing organ or tissue transplantation. |
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| Keywords: | Tuberculosis Latent TB Allograft Disseminated TB Bone |
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