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Carlos Brito, Rita Moraes de Brito
…he article "Brazilian Recommendations for the Management of Tuberculosis Infection in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases" by Viviane de Souza et al. presents important discussions on the subject; however, the recommendation for annual repetition of the TST/IGRA test for three …
Viviane Angelina de Souza, Ana Luiza Mendes Amorim Caparroz, Virginia Fernandes Moça Trevisani, Anna Carolina Faria Moreira Gomes Tavares, Ana Karla Guedes de Melo, et al.
…esponse to a letter addressing the Brazilian guidelines for tuberculosis infection (TBI) screening in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID), we clarify that the recommendations reflect a structured, evidence-based consensus developed by a multidisciplinary panel, in accord…
Eric T Roberts, Matthew Murrill, Gabriela Schmajuk, Jinoos Yazdany
We argue for universal latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening prior to administration of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs). First, though evidence about the risk of LTBI reactivation for newer b/tsDMARDs is accumulating these studies are conducted in popu…