PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - BTS recommendations for assessing risk and for managing <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> infection and disease in patients due to start anti-TNF-α treatment
AID  - 10.1136/thx.2005.046797
DP  - 2005 Oct 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 800--805
VI  - 60
IP  - 10
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/60/10/800.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/60/10/800.full
SO  - Thorax2005 Oct 01; 60
AB  - Guidelines have been compiled by The Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society to quantify the risks of reactivation of tuberculosis with anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNF-α) treatment. These guidelines are intended to inform respiratory physicians, gastroenterologists, rheumatologists and dermatologists, together with specialist nurses in those disciplines.