Evaluation of a routine screening program with tuberculin skin testing on rates of detection of latent tuberculosis infection and prevention of active tuberculosis in patients with multiple myeloma at a Canadian cancer centre.

Conclusions: Patients with mm could benefit from a consistent tst testing policy coupled with subsequent ltbi therapy. However, universal testing might not be required. A targeted program combining evaluation of host risk factors, imaging findings, and screening tests might optimize ltbi diagnosis and management, and thus be effective in preventing the development of active tb in at-risk patients with mm. PMID: 32669929 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Current Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Curr Oncol Source Type: research