Outcomes of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy
Ramos GP, Stroh G, Al-Bawardy B, Faubion WA, Papadakis KA, Escalante P. Outcomes of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018, 24: 2272-2277. PMID: 29718223, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izy133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntitubercular AgentsBiological TherapyColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrointestinal AgentsHumansInterferon-gamma Release TestsLatent TuberculosisMaleMycobacterium tuberculosisPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeTuberculin TestConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionInflammatory bowel diseaseTuberculin skin testBiologic therapyLTBI treatmentIBD patientsTuberculosis reactivationBowel diseaseTuberculosis infectionLTBI treatment regimenReactivation of TBRisk of reactivationInterferon-gamma releaseOutcome of treatmentStudy inclusion criteriaMedian annual riskAdalimumab monotherapyIsoniazid therapyTB reactivationCertolizumab pegolPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewTreatment regimenMedian timeGamma release
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