Global burden of tuberculosis attributable to cancer in 2019: Global, regional, and national estimates

Background: Cancer is an independent risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). The global burden of incident TB attributable to cancer has never been explored. We aimed to evaluate the cancer-attributable burden of TB. Methods: We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) by Levin's formula...

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Main Authors: Bing-Jie Shen, Wei-Cheng Lo, Hsien-Ho Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221000487