Asthma and atopy prevalence are not reduced among former tuberculosis patients compared with controls in Lima, Peru

Although there are theoretical reasons for believing that asthma and atopy may be negatively correlated with tuberculosis, epidemiological studies have had conflicting findings.To determine if people with confirmed tuberculosis were less likely to be atopic and less likely to have atopic disease including asthma compared to those with no previous tuberculosis.Patients in Lima, Peru with a prior history of tuberculosis were identified from clinic...