Follow ‐up of 1887 patients receiving tumor necrosis‐alpha antagonists: Tuberculin skin test conversion and tuberculosis risk

Conclusions: Despite the high proportion of isoniazid prophylaxis, the incidence of tuberculosis in our patients receiving TNF‐α antagonist was higher than the literature. Adalimumab treatment, male sex, and previous tuberculosis disease history were found as risk factors for tuberculosis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - September 1, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tulin Cagatay, Zuleyha Bingol, Esen K ıyan, Zeynep Yegin, Gulfer Okumus, Orhan Arseven, Feyza Erkan, Ziya Gulbaran, Mustafa Erelel, Turhan Ece, Penbe Cagatay', Zeki Kılıçaslan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research