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2: A PILOT STUDY OF EVALUATION OF GUIDELINES ADHERENCE FOR LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION PATIENTS USING TNF-ANTAGONISTS IN A MEDICAL CENTER IN TAIWAN

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Use of anti-TNF agents increases the risk of TB, especially in Asian countries. The guideline suggested that the treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) is recommended with oral isoniazid (INH) nine months and used TNF-α antagonist four weeks after treatment. However, the TB inf...

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Autores principales: Lin, Chih-Sheng, Yao, Man-Lih, Chen, Chih-Fang, Lee, Wei-Ying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5759451/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015415.2