Incidence, Risk Factors, and Mortality Associated with Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients are at increased risk of post-transplant tuberculosis (TB). However, the effect of this risk on mortality remains unclear. We examined the incidence and risk factors of posttransplant TB, and its effect on mortality in SOT recipients in Taiwan.

Methods

We collected data on 8,205 patients who received their first transplants from 2009 to 2018 from the National Health Insurance Research Database, and identified 201 new TB cases. Transplants were identified and verified by the medical procedure codes. A Cox proportional-hazards model was used to identify the determinants of TB infection.

Results

For the 7,685 recipients, with 34,412 person-years (PYs), 1,630 deaths (393.41/1,000 PYs) were reported. Male sex was asso

SUBMITTER: Chuang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12488344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature