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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3308-3316
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3308
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3308
Table 2 Screening outcomes for latent tuberculosis infection before anti-TNF agent
| n = 376, n (%) | |
| Chest X-ray | |
| Done | 356 (94.7) |
| Old tuberculosis | 8/356 (2.2) |
| Negative | 348/356 (97.8) |
| IGRA | |
| Unknown | 9 (2.4) |
| Done | 276 (73.4) |
| Positive | 16/276 (5.8) |
| Negative | 241/276 (87.3) |
| Indeterminate | 19/276 (6.9) |
| Steroid or thiopurine at IGRA | 214/276 (77.5) |
| QuantiFERON | 247 (62.9) |
| Positive | 14/247 (5.7) |
| Negative | 218/247 (88.3) |
| Indeterminate | 15/247 (6) |
| T-SPOT | 29 (12.6) |
| Positive | 2/29 (6.9) |
| Negative | 23/29 (79.3) |
| Indeterminate | 4/29 (13.8) |
| TST | |
| Unknown | 10 (2.7) |
| Done | 131 (34.8) |
| Positive | 12/131 (9.2) |
| Negative | 117/131 (89.3) |
| Steroid or thiopurine at TST | 104/131 (79.4) |
| Screening tests for LTBI | |
| 1 test (IGRA or TST) | 211 (56.1) |
| 2 tests (IGRA and TST) | 98 (26.1) |
| Neither IGRA or TST | 59 (15.7) |
| Latent tuberculosis infection | 30 (8.0) |
- Citation: Kim ES, Song GA, Cho KB, Park KS, Kim KO, Jang BI, Kim EY, Jeon SW, Lee HS, Yang CH, Lee YK, Lee DW, Kim SK, Kim TO, Lee J, Kim HW, Jee SR, Park SJ, Kim HJ. Significant risk and associated factors of active tuberculosis infection in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease using anti-TNF agents. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(11): 3308-3316
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i11/3308.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3308