Risk of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pages: ciw838 - ciw838
Published: Dec 16, 2016
Abstract
Cancer is a known risk factor for developing active tuberculosis. We determined the incidence and relative risk of active tuberculosis in cancer patients compared to the general population. Medline, Medline InProcess, EMBASE, PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cancerlit, and Web of Science were searched up to December 1, 2015. Studies of pathologically confirmed cancer cases were included if active tuberculosis was identified...
Paper Details
Title
Risk of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Dec 16, 2016
Pages
ciw838 - ciw838
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