Does non-central nervous system tuberculosis increase the risk of ischemic stroke? A population-based propensity score-matched follow-up study.

<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies on the association between tuberculosis and the risk of developing ischemic stroke have generated inconsistent results. We therefore performed a population-based, propensity score-matched longitudinal follow-up study to investigate whether contracting...

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Main Authors: Chueh-Hung Wu, Li-Sheng Chen, Ming-Fang Yen, Yueh-Hsia Chiu, Ching-Yuan Fann, Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Shin-Liang Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25048551/pdf/?tool=EBI