Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kleinert, S.
• Kurzai, O.
• Elias, J.
• Marten, K.
• Engelke, C.
• Feuchtenberger, M.
• Sandstede, J.
• Frosch, M.
• Tony, H.-P.
• Kneitz, C.

Titel

Comparison of two interferon-  release assays and tuberculin skin test for detecting latent tuberculosis in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

Ist Teil von

• Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2010-04, Vol.69 (4), p.782-784

Ort / Verlag

London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

BMJ Journals Archiv - DFG Nationallizenzen

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• [...]both IGRAs were associated with the risk factor 'contact' in our study in accordance with previously published results. [...]our data support the clinical practice of adding IGRAs to the screening procedure of LTBI, yet suggest further evaluation in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy, especially those on high-dose steroids.