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Preventing tuberculosis flare in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors in India -- An audit report.
J Rheumatol
July 2009
Joint Disease Clinic, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Superspeciality Hospital and Clinic for Arthritis and Rheumatism, New Delhi, India.
Objective: To test the efficacies of a strategy for preventing tuberculosis (TB) in Indian patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor.
Methods: The screening strategy included tuberculosis skin test (TST), QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QTG) test, standard chest radiograph, and contrast enhanced-computerized tomography of the chest (CT).
Results: Among 53 patients screened, 17 (32%) had >or= 1 test positive, with 5 (9.