Increased Risk of Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Hospitalizations in Tuberculosis Survivors: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study.

Tae Hee Kim Hayoung Choi Sang Hyuk Kim Bumhee Yang Kyung-Do Han Jin- Hyung Jung Bo-Guen Kim Dong Won Park Ji Yong Moon Sang-Heon Kim Tae-Hyung Kim Joo-Yoon Ho Dong Wook Shin Hyun Jee Lee

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2024)

TB survivors had higher risks of incident COPD and COPD-related hospitalization compared to controls. These results suggest that previous TB is an important COPD etiology associated with COPD-related hospitalization.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
mycobacterium tuberculosis
cardiovascular disease
young adults
type diabetes
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
risk assessment
pulmonary tuberculosis
drug induced
climate change
hiv infected