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Role of latent tuberculosis infection on elevated risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study of immigrants in British Columbia, Canada, 1985–2019

We investigated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk associated with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) (Aim-1) and LTBI therapy (Aim-2) in British Columbia, a low-tuberculosis-incidence setting. 49,197 participants had valid LTBI test results. Cox proportional hazards model was fitted, adjusting for...

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Autores principales: Hossain, Md. Belal, Johnston, James C., Cook, Victoria J., Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, Wong, Hubert, Romanowski, Kamila, Karim, Mohammad Ehsanul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37066967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268823000559