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Increased risk of tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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2003

Year

Loreto Carmona, César Hernández‐García, Cristina Vadillo, Esperanza Pato, Alejandro Balsa, Isidoro González‐Álvaro, Miguel Ángel Belmonte, X Tena, Raimón Sanmartí
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Abstract

We found a 4-fold increased risk of TB infection in patients diagnosed with RA. These results might help to interpret the magnitude of the problem attributable to the introduction of new therapies in RA.

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