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Screening for tuberculosis infection prior to initiation of anti-TNF therapy
T-cell interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are more specific and probably more sensitive than the tuberculin skin test (TST) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) and suspected LTBI who are candidates for anti-TNF th...
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Elsevier
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2593775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18706526 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2008.07.011 |