title: Screening for tuberculosis infection before the initiation of an anti-TNF-alpha therapy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beglinger
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dudler
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mottet
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicod
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seibold
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Villiger
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zellweger
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018580:Mandatory Testing; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha