Table 3

Tuberculosis in HSCT patients

Number
Primary hematological disorder
Number of CCC prior to HSCT
HSCT conditioning regimen used
GVHD Type/Organs involved
Treatment of GVHD
Organs involved by TI
Time interval between HSCT and TI

1
AML, M2
3
TBI + CPM
Acute/Liver
Steroids
Lungs, liver and bone marrow
1 month
2
AML, M3
4
TBI + CPM
Acute/Skin
Steroids
Lungs
5 months
3
AML, M4
4
TBI + CPM
Acute/Skin
Steroids
Lungs
12 months

GVHD: Graft versus host disease

TBI: Total body irradiation

TI: Tuberculous infection

HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant

CPM: Cyclophosphamide

CCC: Courses of cytotoxic chemotherapy

AML: Acute myeloid leukemia

M2, M3, M4: Subtypes of AML

Al-Anazi et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2007 6:16   doi:10.1186/1476-0711-6-16