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Different Risk of Tuberculosis and Efficacy of Isoniazid Prophylaxis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Biologic Therapy: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan

Increasing evidence indicates an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving biologic therapy, and the effectiveness of isoniazid prophylaxis (INHP) in TB prevention. We aimed to examine 1) the incidence rate (IR) and risk factors for TB among RA patients rec...

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Autores principales: Liao, Tsai-Ling, Lin, Ching-Heng, Chen, Yi-Ming, Chang, Chia-Li, Chen, Hsin-Hua, Chen, Der-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27064275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153217