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The conundrum of indeterminate QuantiFERON-TB Gold results before anti-tumor necrosis factor initiation
BACKGROUND: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a key cytokine in both the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the host defense against tuberculosis (TB). Consequently, anti-TNFα medications result in an increased risk of latent TB infection (LTBI) re...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5834167/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29520131 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/BTT.S150958 |