Concordance between tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis screening in inflammatory bowel disease

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Latent tuberculosis screening is mandatory prior to initiating anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medications. Guidelines recommend interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) as first line screening method for the general population. Studies provided conflicting evidence on IGRA and...

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Autores principales: Alrajhi, Saad, Germain, Pascale, Martel, Myriam, Lakatos, Peter, Bessissow, Talat, Al-Taweel, Talal, Afif, Waqqas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7385575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32182640
http://dx.doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00116

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7385575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32182640
http://dx.doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00116

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