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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (9): 966-972.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20220242

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The risk of tuberculosis infection with non-tumor necrosis factor-targeted drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Han Xu, Guan Shangqi, Shi Yinpeng, Mei Yifang()   

  1. Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518000, China
  • Received:2022-06-27 Online:2022-09-10 Published:2022-09-05
  • Contact: Mei Yifang E-mail:myfyxd@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Basic Research of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission, General Project(JCYJ2021032413181);Project and Discipline Leader Foundation of the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen(G2022063)

Abstract:

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease. Over the years, the application of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) has brought epoch-making progress to the treatment of RA, but its adverse risk, especially the significantly increased incidence of active tuberculosis, has attracted more and more attention. Recently, non-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-targeted drugs have achieved good efficacy in the treatment of RA, more and more studies have shown that it caused the risk of active tuberculosis is lower than that of TNFi. This article will discuss the risk of tuberculosis infection with non-TNF-targeted drugs in the treatment of RA,which helps determine drug options for RA patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and RA patients in geographical regions with a high prevalence of tuberculosis.

Key words: Arthritis,rheumatoid, Tuberculosis, Antirheumatic agents

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