European evidence-based Consensus on the prevention, diagnosis and management of opportunistic infections in inflammatory bowel disease

JF Rahier, S Ben-Horin, Y Chowers… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been revolutionised over the past
decade by the increasing use of immunomodulators, mainly azathioprine (AZA)/6 …

ECCO guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infections in inflammatory bowel disease

T Kucharzik, P Ellul, T Greuter, JF Rahier… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The introduction and broad use of new immunosuppressive agents, including biologic
agents and JAK inhibitors, have revolutionised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease …

Opportunistic infections due to inflammatory bowel disease therapy

M Dave, T Purohit, R Razonable… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The use of biological agents and immunomodulators for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
has remarkably improved disease management in the current era but at the same time has …

Second European evidence-based consensus on the prevention, diagnosis and management of opportunistic infections in inflammatory bowel disease

JF Rahier, F Magro, C Abreu, A Armuzzi… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
6.1. Background The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is a concern at the start of the third
millennium, particularly with the increase of multiresistant (MDR-TB) and extended resistant …

A decade of infliximab: the Austrian evidence based consensus on the safe use of infliximab in inflammatory bowel disease

W Miehsler, G Novacek, H Wenzl… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Infliximab (IFX) has tremendously enriched the therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases
(IBD) and other immune mediated diseases. Although the efficacy of IFX was undoubtedly …

Hepatotoxicity from antituberculous therapy in the elderly: a systematic review

JD Hosford, ME von Fricken, M Lauzardo, M Chang… - Tuberculosis, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Elderly persons have the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States
compared to all other age groups. A systematic literature review was conducted to determine …

Hepatotoxicity of agents used in the management of inflammatory bowel disease

OS Khokhar, JH Lewis - Digestive diseases, 2010 - karger.com
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk for hepatobiliary disease and
toxicity, and the diagnosis of drug-induced liver disease in patients being treated for IBD can …

Tuberculosis in anti-tumour necrosis factor-treated inflammatory bowel disease patients after the implementation of preventive measures: compliance with …

D Carpio, A Jauregui-Amezaga… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Despite having adopted preventive measures, tuberculosis
(TB) may still occur in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with anti …

Infliximab safety profile and long‐term applicability in inflammatory bowel disease: 9‐year experience in clinical practice

Y Zabana, E Domènech, M Mañosa… - Alimentary …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 31, 553–560 Summary Background Most available data on
infliximab therapy come from large, short‐term, pivotal RCTs and concerns about long‐term …

Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapy influence the result of QuantiFERON TB Gold testing in inflammatory bowel disease patients

U Helwig, M Müller, J Hedderich… - Journal of Crohn's and …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Latent tuberculosis infection is detected by the tuberculin skin test before
treating with anti-Tumour-Necrosis factor alpha (anti TNFα) reagents. More accurate are …