Precision Prevention of Tuberculosis in Biologic Therapy: Lessons Beyond Screening Strategies

The 20-year experience of Prez-Recio et al. confirms that QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) alone is a safe and efficient baseline screening method before biologic therapy in low-incidence settings, with fewer diagnoses of latent tuberculosis (TB) and preventive treatments without excess active TB [1].However, several potential limitations and underexplored patterns reveal a more complex risk landscape that deserves closer consideration.

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Clinical Infectious Diseases
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2025-10-03
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https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf559
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Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
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Precision Prevention of Tuberculosis in Biologic Therapy: Lessons Beyond Screening Strategies

Yuan‐Ti Lee, Shiuan-Chih Chen
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
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Precision Prevention of Tuberculosis in Biologic Therapy: Lessons Beyond Screening Strategies

Yuan‐Ti Lee, Shiuan-Chih Chen
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Abstract

The 20-year experience of Prez-Recio et al. confirms that QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) alone is a safe and efficient baseline screening method before biologic therapy in low-incidence settings, with fewer diagnoses of latent tuberculosis (TB) and preventive treatments without excess active TB [1].However, several potential limitations and underexplored patterns reveal a more complex risk landscape that deserves closer consideration.

Clinical Infectious DiseasesVol. 82(2)
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (TW), Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
Openalex Percentile: Top 67%
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
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