The frequency of tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis prior to TNF-α inhibitor treatment, and the incidence tuberculosis infection using a two-step screening algorithm for latent tuberculosis infection: data from the BioRx.si registry

Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Nov;71(11):1909-11. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201913. Epub 2012 Jul 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / economics
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / statistics & numerical data*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Interferon-gamma Release Tests
  • Latent Tuberculosis / diagnosis
  • Latent Tuberculosis / drug therapy*
  • Latent Tuberculosis / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / economics
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Professional Practice*
  • Registries
  • Slovenia / epidemiology
  • Tuberculin Test

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal