Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing postorthotopic liver transplant tuberculosis: is there a safe alternative to isoniazid?

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¹ Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
² Unit of Hepatic Emergencies and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Explora Research and Statistical Analysis, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
⁶ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.

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doi: 10.1111/tri.12955. Epub 2017 May 2.

¹ Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
² Unit of Hepatic Emergencies and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Explora Research and Statistical Analysis, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.
⁶ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy.

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