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The Performance of Quantiferon TB Gold In-Tube as a Screening Tool in Paediatric Rheumatology prior to Initiation of Infliximab: A Single Centre's Experience
Background. Patients with autoimmune diseases and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are at risk of developing catastrophic tuberculosis disease following infliximab treatment. Quantiferon-TB gold in-Tube (QTB) has proven a more accurate screening tool than tuberculin skin test (TST) in adult popu...
Autores principales: | Maritsi, Despoina, Al-Obadi, Muthana, Brogan, Paul A., Eleftheriou, Despina, Dixon, Garth L. J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389796 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/505171 |
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