Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Tuberculosis in special populations
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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E. Belard, S. Semb, M. Ruhwald, A. M. Werlinrud, B. Søborg, F. K. Jensen, H. Thomsen, A. Brylov, M. L. Hetland, I. Nordgaard-Lasen, I. Nordgaard-Lasen, P. Ravn (Hvidovre, Herlev, Amager, Denmark). Prednisolone treatment does affect the performance of the QuantiFERON in-tube test and the tuberculin skin test in patients with autoimmune disorders screened for latent tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 4900

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