Incidence of Tuberculosis in Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitides: A Population-Based Study From an Intermediate-Burden Country

Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) has a significant impact on public health; however, its incidence in patients with systemic necrotizing vasculitides (SNV) remains unknown. Therefore, we evaluated the incidence of TB in patients with SNV using a nationwide claims database.Methods: The Health Insurance a...

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Main Authors: Sung Soo Ahn, Minkyung Han, Juyoung Yoo, Yong-Beom Park, Inkyung Jung, Sang-Won Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.550004/full