Risk for Mycobacterial Disease among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Taiwan, 2001–2011

Risk for Mycobacterial Disease among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Taiwan, 2001–2011

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....

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Main Authors: Tsai-Ling Liao, Ching-Heng Lin, Gwan-Han Shen, Chia-Li Chang, Chin-Fu Lin, Der-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
nontuberculous mycobacterial disease
risk factor
rheumatoid arthritis
death hazard
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1846_article

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