Risk of tuberculosis in patients with spondyloarthritis: data from a centralized electronic database in Hong Kong

Abstract Background/ objective Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most infectious comorbidities in spondyloarthritis (SpA). Our goals were to determine the crude incidence rate of and risk factors for TB in SpA. Method Clinical data of 2984 patients with SpA from 11 rheumatology centres were reviewed....

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Main Authors: Natalia Chu-Oi Ciang, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan, Chak Sing Lau, Eva Tsz Fung Chiu, Ho Yin Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03855-5