Screening tests for latent tuberculosis prior to anti-TNF alpha therapy – a systematic review and meta-analysis

A. Fonseca Carriço (Guarda, Portugal), A. Ramalho (Porto, Portugal), J. Santos (Porto, Portugal), L. Azevedo (Porto, Portugal), R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), A. Freitas (Porto, Portugal)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis and comorbidities
Session: Tuberculosis and comorbidities
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2975
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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