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For a patient on appropriate treatment for invasive aspergillosis, how do you determine if and when it is acceptable to reintroduce a TNF inhibitor that likely contributed to their acquisition of the infection but is considered essential for control of their inflammatory condition? 

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Infectious Disease · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

There is no established answer to this question. The reintroduction of a TNF inhibitor must be individualized based on the clinical situation of the patient under consideration. There are two critical questions. First, how much does the patient need the inhibitor”? The more the patient is dependent ...

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