Table 2 Clinical characteristics of kidney or liver transplant recipients with TB compared with controls

Univariate analysis

 Age, mean years ± SD

37.9 ± 10.0

37.8 ± 10.0

0.974

 Gender, number of male/number of female

34/11

34/11

-

 Donor type, Deceased/the others

32/13

22/23

0.031

 The type of transplantation, Liver/Kidney

2/43

2/43

-

 Two or more transplants

4

4

1.000

 Tacrolimus/Cyclosporine

34/10

34/11

0.849

 Use of antilymphocytic agents

7

14

0.081

 Preoperative evidence of latent TB¹

17

5

0.003

 Diabetes mellitus

7

7

1.000

 Rejection, n (%)

15

13

0.649

 CMV infection

18

5

0.012

 HCV, HBV

10

10

1.000

 Major infection²

13

16

0.499

Multivariate analysis

OR

(95% CI)

 Graft from a cadaveric donor

3.7

(1.4-10.0)

0.010

 Preoperative evidence of latent TB

6.8

(2.0 - 22.7)

0.002