The literature shows that the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is higher in kidney transplant recipients compared with the general population. TB prophylaxis is usually given to recipients (not donors) ...

Ten years ago, a colleague’s purified protein derivative (PPD) test was read by several physicians as being positive at 13-mm induration. Disturbed by the results, we tried testing with PPD again. The ...

What is the role of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process in the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis (TB) and in differentiating it from Crohn's disease? Tuberculosis may involve any part of the ...

A 40-year-old woman tested positive for purified protein derivative (PPD) six years ago. A chest x-ray at the time was negative. After completing the required course of isoniazid (INH), she has had ...