Incidence of Active Tuberculosis within One Year after Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment according to Latent Tuberculosis Infection Status in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Jieun Kang Dae Hyun Jeong Minkyu Han Suk-Kyun Yang Seung Wook Hong Byong Duk Ye Sang Hyoung Park Sung Wook Hwang Tae Sun Shim Kyung Wook Jo

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)

Patients with IBD undergoing TNF inhibitor treatment showed a higher 1-year incidence of tuberculosis than the general population irrespective of LTBI status.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
rheumatoid arthritis
patients with inflammatory bowel disease
risk factors
pulmonary tuberculosis
emergency department
hepatitis c virus
combination therapy
electronic health record