Increased risk of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with appendectomy in Taiwan

The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between appendectomy and pulmonary tuberculosis in Taiwan. We designed a case–control study by analyzing the database from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program. In total, we found 11,366 individuals (aged 20 years and old...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2014-09, Vol.33 (9), p.1573-1577
Hauptverfasser:	Lai, S.-W., Lin, C.-L., Liao, K.-F., Tsai, S.-M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Appendectomy Appendectomy - adverse effects Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Case-Control Studies Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Confidence intervals Diabetes Female Hepatitis Hospitals Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Inflammatory bowel disease Internal Medicine Kidney diseases Kidneys Liver diseases Male Medical Microbiology Medical sciences Medicine Middle Aged Mycobacterium National health insurance Pneumoconiosis Public health Regression analysis Risk Assessment Statistical significance Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Taiwan - epidemiology Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Young Adult
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