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Incidence of active mycobacterial infections in Brazilian patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis and negative evaluation for latent tuberculosis infection at baseline - A longitudinal analysis after using TNFα blockers

Several studies point to the increased risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis (CIAs) after using tumour necrosis factor (TNF)α blockers. To study the incidence of active mycobacterial infections (aMI) in patients starting TNF α bl...

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Autores principales: Gomes, Carina Mori Frade, Terreri, Maria Teresa, de Moraes-Pinto, Maria Isabel, Barbosa, Cássia, Machado, Natália Pereira, Melo, Maria Roberta, Pinheiro, Marcelo Medeiros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26560983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760150235