The Association Between Usage of Colchicine and Pneumonia: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study

Objectives: A previous study suggested that colchicine may cause leukopenia and increase the risk of infection, such as pneumonia. Thus, we investigated the potential relationship between colchicine use and risk of developing pneumonia.Methods: Data were collected from Taiwan’s National Health Insur...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Lin Tsai, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Yue-Ting Wu, Yueh-Han Ku, Kun-Lin Lu, Yu-Hsun Wang, Jeng-Yuan Chiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.00908/full