Concordance between tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis screening in inflammatory bowel disease

Concordance between tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis screening in inflammatory bowel disease

Background/Aims Latent tuberculosis screening is mandatory prior to initiating anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medications. Guidelines recommend interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) as first line screening method for the general population. Studies provided conflicting evidence on IGRA and t...

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Main Authors: Saad Alrajhi, Pascale Germain, Myriam Martel, Peter Lakatos, Talat Bessissow, Talal Al-Taweel, Waqqas Afif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2020-07-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
inflammatory bowel disease
crohn disease
colitis, ulcerative
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2019-00116.pdf

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