Latent tuberculosis infection screening in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients preceding anti-TNF therapy in a tuberculosis high-risk country

Latent tuberculosis infection screening in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients preceding anti-TNF therapy in a tuberculosis high-risk country

Abstract Objectives: To evaluate, in an endemic country, the long-term efficacy of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening and primary prophylaxis in patients with JIA receiving TNF blockers. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort that included JIA patients eligible to anti-TNF therapy. P...

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Main Authors: Juliana Barbosa Brunelli, Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli, Clovis A. Silva, Katia Tomie Kozu, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg, Eloisa Bonfa, Nadia Emi Aikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
Subjects:
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Tuberculosis
Isoniazid
Mantoux
Anti-TNF
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