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Cost-effectiveness of QuantiFERON testing prior to initiation of biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease

BACKGROUND: Anti-TNF α drugs are known to reactivate latent tuberculosis (TB). Current guidelines recommend screening for latent TB infection (LTBI), with either tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) such as QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G). Given the high rates of anergy t...

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Autori principali: Swaminath, Arun, Bhadelia, Nahid, Wang, Y. Claire
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2013
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889121/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23945184
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0b013e31829f008f
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