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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) treatments may reactivate latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). For detecting LTBI, the tuberculin skin test (TST) has low sensitivity and specificity. Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) have been shown to be more sensitive and specific than TST.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1365-2133
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
797-800
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-1-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Tuberculosis screening in patients with psoriasis before antitumour necrosis factor therapy: comparison of an interferon-gamma release assay vs. tuberculin skin test.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinic of Dermatology, University Medical Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland. emmanuel.laffitte@hcuge.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Multicenter Study