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LTBI screening in rheumatoid arthritis patients prior to anti-TNF treatment in an endemic area

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2014

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Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli, Ana Cristina de Medeiros Ribeiro, Júlio César Bertacini de Moraes, Carla Gonçalves Schahin Saad, Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Ana Luísa Calich, Eloísa Bonfá, Iêda Maria Magalhães Laurindo
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

LTBI screening and treatment before anti-TNF treatment is effective in endemic areas and reinforces the importance of establishing contact history for diagnosing LTBI in RA patients.