Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients who are Candidate for Biological Therapies in Spain? A Multidisciplinary Survey.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2018.04.004
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Treatment with biological therapies increases the incidence of tuberculous disease. The introduction of systematic screening for latent tuberculosis infection in patients who are to receive these therapies has reduced this risk. In 2016, the… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculosis; screening latent; latent tuberculosis; tuberculosis infection ... See more keywords
Screening for Latent Infections Among Users of High-Risk Immunosuppressants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System
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DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001079
Abstract: Objectives Guidelines recommend screening for latent hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and tuberculosis (TB) before initiating biologics or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/ts DMARDs) to avoid reactivation of life-threatening infections. The… read more here.
Keywords: health; veterans health; screening latent; healthcare system ... See more keywords
Feature screening with latent responses.
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DOI: 10.1111/biom.13658
Abstract: A novel feature screening method is proposed to examine the correlation between latent responses and potential predictors in ultrahigh dimensional data analysis. First, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) model is used to characterize latent responses… read more here.
Keywords: screening latent; feature screening; screening procedure; latent responses ... See more keywords