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Statin Use May Be Associated With Reduced Active Tuberculosis Infection: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Background: Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of mortality among the infectious diseases, while statins were suggested to confer anti-infective efficacy in experimental studies. We aimed to evaluate the association between statin use and tuberculosis infection in a meta-analysis. Method...

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Autores principales: Li, Xiaofei, Sheng, Lina, Lou, Lanqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32391364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00121