Open AccessSignificant risk and associated factors of active tuberculosis infection in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease using anti-TNF agents
Author(s) -
Eun Soo Kim,
Geun Am Song,
Kwang Bum Cho,
Kyung Sik Park,
Kyeong Ok Kim,
Byung Ik Jang,
Seong Woo Jeon,
Hyun Seok Lee,
Chang Heon Yang,
Yong Kook Lee,
Dong Hoon Lee,
Sung Kook Kim,
Tae Oh Kim,
Jong-Hun Lee,
Hyung Wook Kim,
Sam Ryong Jee,
Seun Ja Park,
Hyun Jin Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3308
Subject(s) - medicine , adalimumab , infliximab , tuberculosis , latent tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , tuberculin , crohn's disease , gastroenterology , risk factor , immunology , disease , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , physics , optics
To evaluate the incidence and risk factors of Korean tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing anti-TNF treatment.