Psychological screening before interferon therapy
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An evaluation of the use of a negative interferon-c release assay for tuberculosis screening before TNF antagonist therapy
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-a antagonists, such as infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept, are widely used to treat immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. These drugs increase the risk of latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) reactivation [1, 2]. Tuberculosis (TB) preventative chemotherapy significantly reduces this risk (74%); hence, in the UK, patients are screened for LTBI ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0270-9139,1527-3350
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510330225