Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Aim of the work: To estimate prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) infection in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients; to study its relation to disease duration, activity, damage and treatment as well as to compare the performance of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assay and tuberculin skin test (T...

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Main Authors: Dahlia Abd El-Mohsen Hussein, Reem Abd El-Moneim Habeeb, Noran Osama El-Azizi, Noha Nagi M. Salah El-Deen, Caroline Samy Morad, Amr Mohammad Hawwash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Subjects:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube (QFT-GIT)
Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA)
Tuberculin skin test (TST)
Tuberculosis (TB)
Latent TB infection (LTBI)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116417300431

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