Titre :
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Cirrhosis as a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis Infection-A Nationwide Longitudinal Study in Taiwan (2014)
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Auteurs :
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Yi-Ting LIN ;
Ping-Hsun WU ;
Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (Kaohsiung, Taïwan, Province de Chine) ;
Chun-Yu LIN ;
Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University (Kaohsiung, Taïwan, Province de Chine) ;
Ming-Yen LIN ;
Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (Kaohsiung, Taïwan, Province de Chine) ;
Hung-Yi CHUANG ;
Hepatobiliary Division, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (Kaohsiung, Taïwan, Province de Chine) ;
Faculty of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (Kaohsiung, Taïwan, Province de Chine) ;
Jee-Fu HUANG ;
Ming-Lung YU ;
Wan-Long CHUANG
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of epidemiology (vol. 180, n° 1, juillet 2014)
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Pagination :
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103-110
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Cirrhose
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Tuberculose
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Facteur risque
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Taiwan
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Foie
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Assurance maladie
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Protection sociale
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Epidémiologie
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Bactériose
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Infection
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Asie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS r9IR0xrE. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Tuberculosis (TB) and cirrhosis of the liver are both endemic in many regions of the world. However, the risk of TB in cirrhotic patients has rarely been investigated. A nationwide cohort study was conducted to elucidate and characterize the association between cirrhosis and TB in Taiwan. The study included 41,076 cirrhotic patients and 204,244 noncirrhotic controls from 1998 through 2007. Cirrhotic and noncirrhotic subjects were matched 1 : 5 on age and sex. A total of 957 of 41,076 (2.32%) cirrhotic patients developed TB, yielding a rate that was significantly higher than that of the 955 of 204,244 (0.46%) noncirrhotic patients (P
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