Risk of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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...
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Title
Risk of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Dec 16, 2016
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Pages
ciw838 - ciw838
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