Abstracts tagged "infliximab and tuberculosis"

Abstract Number: 2043 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Correct Are the Assumptions Made for Tuberculosis Screening Algorythms before TNF-Alpha Antagonists?
Aysa Hacioglu¹, Yesim Ozguler², Sermin Borekci³, Vedat Hamuryudan¹, Hanefi Deniz Kecebas¹, Ethem Koray Tascilar², Melike Melikoglu⁴, Serdal Ugurlu¹, Emire Seyahi¹, Izzet Fresko², Huri Ozdogan¹, Sebahattin Yurdakul¹, Gul Ongen³ and Gulen Hatemi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ²University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: During the development of algorythms for screening latent tuberculosis before starting TNF-alpha antagonists, it is assumed that BCG vaccination causes false positive PPD and…