Tuberculosis risk in the biologic era: tuberculin skin test conversion rates in children with rheumatologic diseases

Background. The widespread use of biological treatments has increased the frequency of opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis (TB). The primary objective of our study was to determine the rate of tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion during biological therapy. The secondary objective w...

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Main Authors: Canan Özlü, Serkan Türkuçar, Hatice Karaoğlu Asrak, Hatice Adıgüzel Dündar, Şevket Erbil Ünsal, Nurşen Belet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2021-12-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/385
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