Tuberculosis as a risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a nationwide study in Taiwan.

Lin, Yu-Chao; Liang, Shinn-Jye; Liu, Yi-Heng; Hsu, Wu-Huei; Shih, Chuen-Ming; Sung, Fung-Chang; Chen, Wei

Lin, Yu-Chao; Liang, Shinn-Jye; Liu, Yi-Heng; Hsu, Wu-Huei; Shih, Chuen-Ming; Sung, Fung-Chang; Chen, Wei.

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Lin YC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

Rheumatol Int ; 32(6): 1669-73, 2012 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21416237

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Endemic Diseases; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/epidemiology; Tuberculosis/epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Comorbidity; Databases, Factual/statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Incidence; International Classification of Diseases/statistics & numerical data; Logistic Models; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Taiwan/epidemiology; Time Factors; Tuberculosis/diagnosis; Tuberculosis/microbiology; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis / Endemic Diseases / Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Rheumatol Int Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

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