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Increased Risk of Active Tuberculosis following Acute Kidney Injury: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study

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  • Vin-Cent Wu
  • Chen-Yi Wang
  • Chih-Chung Shiao
  • Chia-Hsui Chang
  • Hui-Yu Huang
  • Tao-Min Huang
  • Chun-Fu Lai
  • Meng-Chun Lin
  • Wen-Je Ko
  • Kwan-Dun Wu
  • Chong-Jen Yu
  • Chin-Chung Shu
  • Chih-Hsin Lee
  • Jann-Yuan Wang
  • the National Taiwan University Study Group on Acute Renal Failure (NSARF)
  • Taiwan Anti-Mycobacteria Investigation (TAMI) Group

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Background: Profound alterations in immune responses associated with uremia and exacerbated by dialysis increase the risk of active tuberculosis (TB). Evidence of the long-term risk and outcome of active TB after acute kidney injury (AKI) is limited. Methods: This population-based-cohort study used claim records retrieved from the Taiwan National Health Insurance database. We retrieved records of all hospitalized patients, more than 18 years, who underwent dialysis for acute kidney injury (AKI) during 1999–2008 and validated using the NSARF data. Time-dependent Cox proportional hazards model to adjust for the ongoing effect of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was conducted to predict long-term de novo active TB after discharge from index hospitalization. Results: Out of 2,909 AKI dialysis patients surviving 90 days after index discharge, 686 did not require dialysis after hospital discharge. The control group included 11,636 hospital patients without AKI, dialysis, or history of TB. The relative risk of active TB in AKI dialysis patients, relative to the general population, after a mean follow-up period of 3.6 years was 7.71. Patients who did (hazard ratio [HR], 3.84; p

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  • Vin-Cent Wu & Chen-Yi Wang & Chih-Chung Shiao & Chia-Hsui Chang & Hui-Yu Huang & Tao-Min Huang & Chun-Fu Lai & Meng-Chun Lin & Wen-Je Ko & Kwan-Dun Wu & Chong-Jen Yu & Chin-Chung Shu & Chih-Hsin Lee &, 2013. "Increased Risk of Active Tuberculosis following Acute Kidney Injury: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(7), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0069556
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069556
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