Routine testing for latent tuberculosis infection is not required for patients receiving interleukin-17 or -23 inhibitors for psoriasis, according to an updated position statement. “When IL-17 and ...
An expert panel calls the requirement for tuberculosis testing before prescribing IL-17 and IL-23 biologics for psoriasis an ...
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WHO gives first approval of TB test
GENEVA — The World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis — a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, ...
A cohort study evaluating a tuberculosis (TB) prevention program among patients who received biologic therapy found a low risk for incident infection. Pretreatment screening with QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) ...
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...
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Six Striking Findings From Major TB Conference
From studies of new medicines and a mask used to diagnose TB, there was no shortage of interesting findings presented at the recent Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
An international team of investigators today announced promising data from a trial of a novel antibiotic that could potentially shorten and simplify treatment for tuberculosis (TB) patients.
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