Incident tuberculosis disease in patients receiving biologic therapies in the Western Cape, South Africa from 2007 to 2018
Abstract Background South Africa has one of the highest tuberculosis incidence rates. Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs are associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis. The objective of this study was to describe the tuberculosis disease incidence rate among public sector patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05624-0 |