Comparison of Two Gamma Interferon Release Assays and Tuberculin Skin Testing for Tuberculosis Screening in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Starting Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy

• Published in: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology Vol. 18; no. 12; pp. 2102 - 2108
• Main Authors: Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios, Tsikrika, Stamatoula, Hatzara, Chrisoula, Podia, Varvara, Kandili, Anna, Stamoulis, Nikolaos, Hadziyannis, Emilia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Clinical Laboratory Immunology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods; Humans; Immunologic Factors - administration & dosage; Interferon-gamma Release Tests - methods; Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Mass Screening - methods; Rheumatic Diseases - complications; Rheumatic Diseases - drug therapy; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculin Test - methods; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - administration & dosage
• ISSN: 1556-6811; 1556-679X
• DOI: 10.1128/CVI.05299-11

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