Low Indeterminate Rates Associated With Use of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Long-term Infliximab

Abstract Background Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are linked with increased risk of reactivation of active tuberculosis. The QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test is approved for screening latent tuberculosis infection in children and adults. There are limited data on the test performanc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Inflammatory bowel diseases 2018-03, Vol.24 (4), p.877-882
Hauptverfasser:	Vortia, Eugene, Uko, Victor E, Yen-Lieberman, Belinda, Frawley, Jill, Worley, Sarah E, Danziger-Isakov, Lara, Kaplan, Barbara, Mahajan, Lori
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Sprache:	eng
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