Asthma and atopy prevalence are not reduced among former tuberculosis patients compared with controls in Lima, Peru

Although there are theoretical reasons for believing that asthma and atopy may be negatively correlated with tuberculosis, epidemiological studies have had conflicting findings.

Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - February 13, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Anthony L. Byrne, Ben J. Marais, Carole D. Mitnick, Frances L. Garden, Leonid Lecca, Carmen Contreras, Yaninna Yauri, Fanny Garcia and Guy B. Marks Tags: Research article Source Type: research