Tuberculosis incidence in solid organ transplant recipients in Europe: A multicenter TBnet cohort study
Tuberculosis risk is increased in European SOT recipients. Regionally adapted prevention strategies, including targeted screening in low-incidence areas and universal screening in higher-incidence regions, are warranted.
Authors
- Dragica Pesut
- O M Kon
- Miguel Arias-Guillén
- Tomáš Reischig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5404-598X)
- Daniela Kniepeiss
- Joanna Ismail
- Sandra M. Arend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0524-4333)
- A F De Vries
- Regina W. Hofland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4730-2968)
- Merel T Stegenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1096-8564)
- Maaz Babiker
- Rawya Charif
- Heather Milburn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-5652)
- Hanna Elisa Spohn
- Dora Kuijpers
- H Kunst
- Rika Wobser
- Jana Machová
- Marleen Bakker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-5767)
- C Berastegui
- Holger Flick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0721-682X)
- Frank C M van Leth
- Nithya Krishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9441-7752)
- Raquel Soares Duarte
- Jessica Krepel
- Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá
- Thomas Theo Brehm
- Dirk Wagner
- Ananna Rahman
- Sandra A. Morais
- Carmen Osoro-Suarez
- Christoph Lange
- Helena Pessegueiro Miranda
- Visnja Lezaic
- Martina Sester
- Ibai Los-Arcos
- Berit Lange
Institutions
- Hebron University (PS)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (GB)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Netherlands Heart Institute (NL)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (DE)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center (DE)
- Instituto de Saúde (BR)
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (ES)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto (PT)
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Medical Research Network (US)
- St. Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Saarland University (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106668
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Univerzita Karlova v Praze
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- NIH Clinical Center