Association of treated and untreated chronic hepatitis C with the incidence of active tuberculosis disease: a population-based cohort study.
Davit BaliashviliHenry M BlumbergDavid BenkeserRussell R KempkerShaun ShadakerFrancisco AverhoffLia GvinjiliaNatalia AdamashviliMatthew MageeGeorge KamkamidzeMamuka ZakalashviliTengiz TsertsvadzeLali SharvadzeMamuka ChincharauliNestan TukvadzeNeel R GandhiPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Adults with HCV infection, particularly untreated individuals, were at higher risk of developing active TB disease. Screening for latent TB infection and active TB disease should be part of clinical evaluation of people with HCV infection, especially in high TB burden areas.