Clinical trials: Kidney Tuberculosis
Kidney Transplant Recipient
Isoniazid (INH) Treatment Based on ELISPOT Assay
It has been recommended that all transplant recipients undergo a tuberculin skin test (TST) before transplantation. However, the ability of TST to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in transplant candidates has been…
- Trial name
- NCT01087190
- Testing
- Isoniazid treatment
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 831 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Renal Transplant
Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
The aim of this study is to estimate the usefulness of a T cell-based assay (i.e. T-SPOT.TB assay) for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in renal transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT00682045
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center