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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141846
Personal Author:
Liao, Tsai-Ling ; Lin, Ching-Heng ; Shen, Gwan-Han ; Chang, Chia-Li ; Lin, Chin-Fu ; ... More +
Liao, Tsai-Ling ; Lin, Ching-Heng ; Shen, Gwan-Han ; Chang, Chia-Li ; Lin, Chin-Fu ; Chen, Der-Yuan Less -
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Increasing evidence indicates that the risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease is elevated among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To determine the epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases among RA patients in Asia, we conducted a retrospective cohort study. We used a nationwide database to investigate the association of RA with mycobacterial diseases. The risk for development of TB or nontuberculous mycobacterial disease was 2.28-fold and 6.24-fold higher among RA patients than among the general population, respectively. Among RA patients, risk for development of mycobacterial disease was higher among those who were older, male, or both. Furthermore, among RA patients with mycobacterial infections, the risk for death was increased. Therefore, RA patients, especially those with other risk factors, should be closely monitored for development of mycobacterial disease.
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Death Hazard Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Research Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Factor Risk For Mycobacterial Disease Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Taiwan, 2001–2011 Taiwan Tuberculosis Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(8):1387-1395.
Pubmed ID:
26196158
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4517709
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:8b37153398b9593368d387da5e83afc904ef4d2e92afcb692f66af7a547c41fd
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32657/cdc_32657_DS1.pdf
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