QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test Conversion Is Associated with Active Tuberculosis Development in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Treated with Biological Agents: An Experience of a Medical Center in Taiwan

Taiwan has a lower prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a higher prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) infection than Western countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of latent TB (LTB) and active TB infection in IBD patients treated with biological agents. From Jan...

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Autores principales: Lai, Hsiang-Chun, Chang, Chia-Hsi, Cheng, Ken-Sheng, Chen, Tsung-Wei, Tsai, Yuan-Yao, Chou, Jen-Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6875270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31781198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7132875

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