Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases and drug safety monitoring"

Abstract Number: 1802 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Utility of Repeat Latent Tuberculosis Testing in Patients Taking Biologics
Urmi Khanna¹, Ariana Ellis ², AbdulAziz Galadari ³, Jeffery Hu ⁴, Josh Gallop ⁵, M. Elaine Husni ⁶ and Anthony Fernandez ⁷, ¹Department of Dermatology , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Northeast Ohio Medical University, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Cleveland, ⁴Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, ⁵Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Department of Rheumatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Guidelines for repeat Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) testing while on biologics are not clearly defined. The American College of Rheumatology recommends repeat LTBI screening…