PReS-FINAL-2054: Latent tuberculosis infection in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis undergoing methotrexate therapy: a longitudinal study with TST and ELISPOT
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Results There were a total of 24 patients. The prevalence of LTBI at inclusion was 20.8% (5/24 patients). The incidence of LTBI after initiation of immunosuppression was 26.3% (5/19 patients) and the prevalence of LTBI in the study as a whole was 41.6% (10/24 patients). The presence of epidemiological history positive for TB showed a relative risk of 2.0 for the development of LTBI. No patient developed TB disease. Only 2 patients had positive ELISPOT. Its sensitivity was 10%, specificity 92.8% and there was poor agreement between TST and ELISPOT.
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دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013