Effectiveness of recommendations to prevent reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor antagonists

Carmona, Loreto; J. Gómez‐Reino, Juan; Rodrı́guez-Valverde, Vicente; Montero, Dolores; Pascual, Eliseo; Martín Mola, Emilio; Carreño, Luis; Figueroa, Manuel; Group, BIOBADASER

doi:10.1002/art.21043

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Effectiveness of recommendations to prevent reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor antagonists

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Jun 1, 2005

Authors:

Loreto Carmona

Juan J. Gómez‐Reino

Vicente Rodrı́guez-Valverde

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of official recommendations regarding the management of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection on the rate of active TB in patients receiving treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists. METHODS: Data on active TB rates and on screening and treatment of la...

Subject

Medicine

Latent tuberculosis

Internal medicine

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