Abstract:

Tuberculosis in kidney transplant（KT） recipients is a common opportunistic infection with higher incidence and prevalence than in the general population. Tuberculosis infection after kidney transplantation included latent tuberculosis infection， inactive tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis infection. The following factors should be considered in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in KT recipients： atypical clinical presentation， association with co-infections， decreased predictive values of screening tests， diverse imaging findings and particular diagnostic methods. Regarding treatment challenges in KT recipients with tuberculosis， course of treatment， drug interaction， drug toxicity and therapeutically adherence should be considered.

Key words: kidney transplantation, tuberculosis, mycobacteria, infection