Screening for tuberculosis infection before the initiation of an anti-TNF-alpha therapy.
Beglinger
Christoph
C
Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Dudler
Jean
J
Mottet
Christian
C
Nicod
Laurent
L
Seibold
Frank
F
Villiger
Peter M
PM
Zellweger
Jean-Pierre
JP
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*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha