Tuberculosis and targeted synthetic or biologic DMARDs, beyond tumor necrosis factor inhibitors

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) have an increased risk for tuberculosis (TB). The use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) and glucocorticoids in these patients has been associated with an increased prevalence of latent TB reactivation. Over the last few years, several biolog...

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Main Authors: Gerasimos Evangelatos, Vasiliki Koulouri, Alexios Iliopoulos, George E Fragoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X20930116