Thyroid function and risk of bloodstream infections: Results from the Norwegian prospective population-based HUNT Study.

Marianne Stenbekk Thorkildsen Randi Marie Mohus Bjørn Olav ÅsvoldNina V SkeiTom Ivar Lund Nilsen Erik Solligård Jan Kristian Damås Lise Tuset Gustad

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2021)

There was some evidence of a weak inverse association between TSH levels and the risk of BSI in persons below 65 years of age. The increased risk seen in persons with thyroid illness is probably explained by confounding by concurrent ill health.

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