Tuberculosis Transmission through Transplantation - Is it Preventable?

Thursday, December 23, 2010

In this podcast, Dr. Michele I. Morris, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Immunocompromised Host Section at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine describes the importance of tuberculosis as a potential donor transmitted infection and reviews guidelines for evaluating donors and candidates.

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