Correlation between the response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens and the tuberculin skin test in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Colombia

ABSTRACT: Introduction. Rheumatoid arthritis patients under treatment with anti-TNF-α are at a high risk of developing active tuberculosis, and therefore, screening for latent tuberculosis infection is recommended before anti-TNF-α therapy. Objective. To compare the tuberculin test and IFNγ producti...

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Autores:

López Alarcón, Yurika Paola
Vargas Grajales, Francisco Iván
Velásquez Méndez, Mónica Patricia
Ortiz, Carolina
Rodríguez Padilla, Libia María
París Ángel, Sara Claudia
García Moreno, Luis Fernando
Baena García, Andrés
Vásquez Duque, Gloria María

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2013

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/38654

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/38654

Palabra clave:

Artritis Reumatoide
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Antígenos Bacterianos - Farmacología
Antigens, Bacterial - pharmacology
Prueba de Tuberculina
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis Latente
Latent Tuberculosis
Interferón gamma
Interferon-gamma
Ensayos de Liberación de Interferón gamma
Interferon-gamma Release Tests
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa - antagonistas e inhibidores
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - antagonists and inhibitors
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001172
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000942
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014374
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055985
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007371
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059425
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014409

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/