To evaluate the impact of comorbidities, age and clinical presentation of TB on mortality among Danish patients with TB.Danish patients with an ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision) diagnosis of TB in 1998-2010 were identified in the National Patient Registry and matched with controls (1:4) on age, gender, civil status and geography. Comorbid diagnoses up to 3 years before and after TB diagnosis or enrolment as control as well as survival data were obtained from national databases RESULTS: We included 8433 cases and 33 707 controls. Respiratory diseases were the most common comorbidities among cases (12.4
作者:Andreas, Fl?e;Ole, Hilberg;Christian, Wejse;Rikke, Ibsen;Anders, L?kke
来源:Thorax 2017 年