Spotlight on latent tuberculosis infection screening for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two countries, comparing high and low risk patients.
Daniela P PiottoAline NicacioAgna NetoAna Filipa MourãoFilipa Oliveira-RamosRaquel Campanilho-MarquesMargarida GuedesMarta CabralMaria Jose SantosJoão Eurico FonsecaHelena CanhãoNádia Emi AikawaSheila Knupp Feitosa de OliveiraVirginia Paes Leme FerrianiGilda Aparecida Aparecida FerreiraClaudia Saad MagalhaesClovis Artur Almeida da SilvaMaria Teresa de Sande E Lemos Ramos Ascensão TerreriPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2022)
We found nearly 10% of patients with LTBI, a small percentage of patients with treatment due to epidemiologic risks and only 1% with active TB. Distinct reasons and screening methods for LTBI were observed between the two countries.