Choi IJ, Kim YW, Lee HS, Ryu KW, Yoon HM, Eom BW, Kim CG, Lee JY, Cho SJ, Nam BH. Risk factors for TB in patients with early gastric cancer: Is gastrectomy a significant risk factor for TB? Chest 2015: 148(3): 774-783....
95% CI: 2.473, 13.431) were significant risk factors for empyema in pleural TB, while pulmonary TB (adjusted OR = 0.155, 95% CI: 0.072, 0.336) was the protective factor for the patients. TE remains a serious
Objective To investigate the risk factors of death of tuberculosis( TB) patients in Pudong New Area in Shanghai. Methods A total of TB 1570 patients diagnosed from January 1,2004 to December 31,2008 were recruited in this study,and the effects of age,gender,pathogenesy types,results of first...
Furthermore, cholesterol levels and TB risk are both affected by factors such as BMI5, DM status10, and statin use17, which makes understanding the association between them difficult. Therefore, studies evaluating the association between cholesterol and TB risk need to consider those factors. In t...
Background and objectives: According to the WHO, the pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Timor-Leste is estimated to have the highest mortality rate in the region which is 45 per 100,000 populations. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in the Dili ...
The level of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB) as well as the co-infection TB/HIV in South Africa is among the highest in the world. TB is curable while HIV is not, yet the combination of both is a growing feature in the world. This study examined TB and HIV affe...
Expanding the epidemiologic profile: risk factors for active tuberculosis in people immigrating to Ontario. Background: Many people immigrating to Canada come from countries with a high burden of tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to develop a detailed epide... Wobeser,Wendy,L.,... - ...
Hong Kong is one of the few industrialised areas with a high incidence of TB where previous reports on the effect of poverty at neighbourhood level have been conflicting.OBJECTIVE: To examine the spatial distribution of TB and its association with neighbourhood risk factors.METHOD: A total of ...
Risk factors for active tuberculosis after antiretroviral treatment initiation in Abidjan. Rationale: In sub-Saharan Africa: (1) tuberculosis is the first cause of HIV-related mortality; (2) the incidence of tuberculosis in adults receiving highl... C Seyler,S Toure,E Messou,... - 《American...
This study aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) using all armed force and civilian TB attendants in a tertiary level armed force hospital, where data for MDR-TB are previously unpublished. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted ...