Incidence of and Risk Factors for Tuberculosis among Cancer Patients in Endemic Area: A Regional Cohort Study.

Sirinya NanthanangkulSupannee PromthetKrittika SuwanrungruangChalongpon SantongPatravoot Vatanasapt

Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2020)

Old age, male sex, and certain cancer types were independent risk factors for TB in cancer patients. Targeted latent TB screening may be appropriate among high risk groups.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
papillary thyroid
pulmonary tuberculosis
squamous cell
risk factors
cancer therapy
hiv aids
lymph node metastasis
emergency department
squamous cell carcinoma
childhood cancer
young adults
hiv infected