TB Research

Precision Prevention of Tuberculosis in Biologic Therapy: Lessons Beyond Screening Strategies

Shiuan-Chih Chen, Yuan‐Ti Lee

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2025-10

Abstract

The 20-year experience of Prez-Recio et al. confirms that QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) alone is a safe and efficient baseline screening method before biologic therapy in low-incidence settings, with fewer diagnoses of latent tuberculosis (TB) and preventive treatments without excess active TB [1].However, several potential limitations and underexplored patterns reveal a more complex risk landscape that deserves closer consideration.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Intensive care medicine
  • MEDLINE
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Medical screening
  • Precision medicine
  • Tuberculosis diagnosis
  • Immunology