Latent tuberculosis infection screening in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in South Korea comparing IGRA alone versus a combination of TST and IGRA

Background/Aims We aimed to evaluate if using the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) alone is effective for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening in preventing active tuberculosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) before initiating anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-T...

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Main Authors: Ye-Jee Kim, Jiyeon Kim, Jiwon Lee, Tae Sun Shim, Sang Hyoung Park, Kyung-Wook Jo
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2025-10-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Assuntos:
inflammatory bowel diseases
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
tuberculin skin test
interferon-gamma release tests
tuberculosis
Acceso en liña:http://irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2025-00136.pdf
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