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Serious infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving anti-tumor-necrosis-factor-alpha therapy: an Australian and New Zealand experience.

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The aim of this study was to examine the Australian/New Zealand experience of serious infections and TB in IBD patients receiving anti‐TNF‐α therapy from 1999–2009.
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Ian C Lawrance, Graham L Radford-Smith, Peter A Bampton, Jane M Andrews, Pok-Kern Tan, Anthony Croft, Richard B Gearry and Timothy H J Florin

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Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review

TL;DR: CMV pneumonia should always be suspected in IBD patients who present with fever and tachypnea, especially if the latter is worsening and/or is associated with dyspnea, and treatment must be early and specific.
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Invasive fungal infections in pediatric patients treated with tumor necrosis alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors

TL;DR: Critically analyzed literature on invasive fungal infections occurring in association with TNFα inhibitors alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive agents, with a focus on pediatric patients, to provide a framework of evaluating the risk for IFIs in this population.
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Adalimumab: Another Medication Related to Osteonecrosis of the Jaws?

TL;DR: The authors suggest that the biologic therapy with an anti-TNF-α antibody might promote the manifestation of osteonecrosis and compromise oral healing capacity of the bone.
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Efficacy and safety of interferon-gamma-targeted therapy in Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

TL;DR: Anti-interferon-gamma therapy is safe and effective for treating active Crohn's disease despite slow onset of action.
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Osteonecrosis of the jaw in a Crohn’s disease patient following a course of Bisphosphonate and Adalimumab therapy: a case report

TL;DR: This patient with a medical history of Crohn’s disease and gastrointestinal remission under Adalimumab therapy presented with osteonecrosis of the jaw after suspended oral and intravenous Bisphosphonate therapy implicating that the biologic therapy with an anti-TNF-α antibody might promote the manifestation of oste onecrosis and compromise oral healing capacity.
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Maintenance infliximab for Crohn's disease: the ACCENT I randomised trial

TL;DR: Patients with Crohn's disease who respond to an initial dose of infliximab are more likely to be in remission at weeks 30 and 54, to discontinue corticosteroids, and to maintain their response for a longer period of time, if inflIXimab treatment is maintained every 8 weeks.
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Tuberculosis associated with infliximab, a tumor necrosis factor alpha-neutralizing agent

TL;DR: Infliximab is a humanized antibody against tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) that is used in the treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis but there is no direct evidence of a protective role of TNF- α in patients with tuberculosis.
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Adalimumab for maintenance of clinical response and remission in patients with Crohn's disease: the CHARM trial.

TL;DR: Adalimumab was well-tolerated, with a safety profile consistent with previous experience with the drug, and was significantly more effective than placebo in maintaining remission in moderate to severe CD through 56 weeks.
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