Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Is a 2-step tuberculin skin test sufficient to screen for tuberculosis in this patient?
Does the patient need to go periodic assessment for tuberculosis after the TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy is started?
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Purpose: To screen a patient for latent tuberculosis prior to starting therapy with a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor.
Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology
Objective: pharmacogenetics, comorbid conditions, prevention
ICD-10: R76.11, M05, M06,
