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

CONCLUSION: 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.PMID:38529575 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e105

Source: J Korean Med Sci - March 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Taehee Kim Hayoung Choi Sang Hyuk Kim Bumhee Yang Kyungdo Han Jin-Hyung Jung Bo-Guen Kim Dong Won Park Ji Yong Moon Sang-Heon Kim Tae-Hyung Kim Ho Joo Yoon Dong Wook Shin Hyun Lee Source Type: research