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Título: | Gaps and barriers to tuberculosis screening among anti-tumor necrosis factor prescribers |
Autor(es): | Xerinda, Sandra Oliveira, Olena Lucas, Raquel Fonseca, João Eurico Varela, Paulo Cotter, José Almeida Berkeley Duarte, Raquel |
Palavras-chave: | Cross-Sectional Studies Drug Prescriptions Health Care Surveys Humans Latent Tuberculosis Mandatory Testing Tumor Necrosis Factors Anti-TNF treatment Tuberculosis Biological therapy |
Data: | 2016 |
Editora: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia |
Revista: | Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa |
Resumo(s): | Delegates from the Tuberculosis Committee of the Portuguese Pulmonology Society, the Portuguese Rheumatology Society, the Portuguese Dermatology and Venereology Society and the Portuguese Gastroenterology Society, have revised and updated, in 2012, their guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis in patients that are candidates for therapy with biologic drugs. In order to identify perceived barriers to tuberculosis screening among patients candidate to anti-TNF treatment, we performed a cross-sectional survey including rheumatologists, gastroenterologists and dermatologists who prescribed anti-TNF agents, identified by the respective Scientific Societies, throughout Portugal. Ninety-five physicians (85 specialist and 10 trainees with more than 3 years of practice) participated in the survey, including 42 rheumatologists (response rate 28%), 32 dermatologists (12% response) and 21 gastroenterologists (4% response). No information was collected on non-respondents. This study showed that most of the participants were aware of tuberculosis risk and that they screened patients for tuberculosis following guidelines. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/62076 |
ISSN: | 0303-464X |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito UMinho |
Aparece nas coleções: | ICVS - Artigos em revistas internacionais / Papers in international journals |
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