Association of CKD with Incident Tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The incidence and risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people with predialysis CKD has rarely been studied, although CKD prevalence is increasing in certain countries where Mycobacterium tuberculosis is endemic. We aimed to investigate the association between predialysis CKD and active Mycobacterium tuberculosis risks in a nation with moderate Mycobacterium tuberculosis risk.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

In this nationwide retrospective cohort study, we reviewed the National Health Insurance Database of Korea, screening 17,020,339 people who received a national health screening two or more times from 2012 to 2016. Predialysis CKD was identified with consecutive laboratory results indicative of CKD (e.

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625615 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature