TY - JOUR T1 - BTS recommendations for assessing risk and for managing <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> infection and disease in patients due to start anti-TNF-α treatment JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 800 LP - 805 DO - 10.1136/thx.2005.046797 VL - 60 IS - 10 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/10/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/60/10/800.abstract N2 - 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. ER -