Recommendations for Infectious Disease Screening in Migrants to Western Europe with Inflammatory Arthropathies Before Starting Biologic Agents
Recommendations for infectious disease screening in migrants to Western Europe with inflammatory arthropathies before starting biologic agents. Results from a multidisciplinary task force of four European societies (SIR, SER, SIMET, SEMTSI) facing the largest impact of the flow of migrants today F. Bartalesi1, C.A. Scirè2, A. Requena-Méndez3, M.A. Abad4, D. Buonfrate5, R. Caporali6, F. Conti7, F. Diaz-Gonzalez8, C. Fernández-Espartero9, C. Martinez-Fernandez10, M. Mascarello11, E. Generali12, G. Minisola12, A. Morrone13, J. Muñoz3, P. Richi14, G. Sakellariou6, J. Salas Coronas14, M. Spinicci1, F. Castelli15, A. Bartoloni1, Z. Bisoffi5, F. Gimenez-Sanchez16, S. Muñoz Fernández14, M. Matucci-Cerinic17 1SOD Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy; 2Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, and Epidemiology Unit, Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milano, Italy; 3Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal-CRESIB), Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; 4Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Virgen del Puerto, Plasencia, Spain; 5Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; 6Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy; 7Dept. of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; 8Dept. of Medicine, Universidad de La Laguna, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain; 9Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario de Mostoles,
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