Ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: revisiting screening of latent tuberculosis infection and its follow-up during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in an endemic area

Ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: revisiting screening of latent tuberculosis infection and its follow-up during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in an endemic area

OBJECTIVES: To retrospectively evaluate the performance and distinctive pattern of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) screening and treatment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) under anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy and determine the relevance o...

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Main Authors: Andrea Yukie Shimabuco, Ana Cristina de Medeiros-Ribeiro, Renata Miossi, Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli, Julio Cesar Bertacini de Moraes, Celio Roberto Gonçalves, Percival Degrava Sampaio-Barros, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg, Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Leandro Lara do Prado, Michele Remião Ugolini-Lopes, Emily Figueiredo Vieira Neves Yuki, Eloisa Bonfa, Carla Gonçalves Schahin Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2020-11-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Latent Tuberculosis
Spondyloarthritis
Tuberculin Skin Test
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
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