Screening for tuberculosis in patients with rheumatic diseases commencing anti-TNF-α treatment: A regional survey

E. Karampini, R. Sathyamoorthy (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology I
Session: Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2661
Disease area: Respiratory infections

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
E. Karampini, R. Sathyamoorthy (Birmingham, United Kingdom). Screening for tuberculosis in patients with rheumatic diseases commencing anti-TNF-α treatment: A regional survey. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2661

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Effectiveness of a tuberculosis screening program in rheumatic patients treated with immunossuppressants
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology II
Year: 2012

Conversion of tuberculosis screening tests during biological therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases: what’s beyond screening values?
Source: International Congress 2018 – Tuberculosis transmission and screening strategies
Year: 2018



Screening and monitoring of TB infection in rheumatological patients on biologics therapy
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis
Year: 2021


Patients’ adherence to chronic treatment of pulmonary diseases
Source: International Congress 2015 – Clinical assessment and monitoring of asthma and COPD
Year: 2015

Latent tuberculosis infection prevalence and risk of developing active TB among patients eligible for starting anti-TNFα therapy
Source: International Congress 2015 – Screening strategies in TB
Year: 2015

A development study of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic lung disease in Uganda
Source: International Congress 2016 – Managing multimorbidity and lifestyle change in primary care
Year: 2016


Active tuberculosis prevalence and characteristics of tuberculosis patients in liver transplant patients
Source: International Congress 2015 – Case series and clinical conundrums in TB
Year: 2015

Incidence of tuberculosis among anti-TNF users in patients with previous history of tuberculosis
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management III
Year: 2013


Experience of using diaskintest in adult patients with tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis respiratory diseases in a regional TB hospital
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Diagnostic features of tuberculosis I
Year: 2013


Impact of diabetes mellitus on treatment outcomes of patients with active tuberculosis in an endemic area
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management II
Year: 2013

Risk factors for active tuberculosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A case-control study
Source: International Congress 2015 – Latent TB infection and screening
Year: 2015


Predictors of defaulting from treatment among patients with tuberculosis
Source: International Congress 2015 – Management of TB: a patient focus
Year: 2015


IFN-γ response on T-cell based assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in rheumatic patients undergoing anti-TNF-α treatment
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - From bench to bedside: diagnosis of tuberculosis
Year: 2009


A qualitative study on the development of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic lung disease in Kampala, Uganda
Source: International Congress 2016 – Targeting care, pulmonary rehabilitation, management, and self-management of COPD exacerbations in primary care
Year: 2016


Ocular manifestations in unselected group of sarcoid patients hospitalised in the national tuberculosis and lung diseases research institute
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 435s
Year: 2002

Rare lung diseases in children: challenges for diagnosis and treatment
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Rare lung diseases 2021
Year: 2021


Impact of diabetes mellitus on clinical parameters and treatment outcomes of diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 1
Year: 2014


Patients over 35 years experience more side-effects during latent TB treatment: Experience from an urban hospital with a high incidence of Tuberculosis
Source: International Congress 2015 – Treatment of TB (MDR-TB): co-morbidities, adverse effects and outcomes
Year: 2015


Screening and monitoring of tuberculosis in patients on biologics treatment
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Year: 2012

Co-morbid conditions associated with tuberculosis (TB): Results from a 1-day, point-prevalence study in 204,912 physician diagnosed patients from 880 cities and towns in India
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management II
Year: 2013