QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for Screening Arthritis Patients for Latent Tuberculosis Infection before Starting Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment

BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment are at an increased risk of reactivating a latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This study evaluated the effectiveness of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) assay for diagnosing LTBI in arthritis patients undergoing anti-...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hyun, Park, Hye Yun, Jeon, Kyeongman, Jeong, Byeong-Ho, Hwang, Ji-Won, Lee, Jaejoon, Cha, Hoon-Suk, Koh, Eun-Mi, Kang, Eun-Suk, Koh, Won-Jung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25746854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119260

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