Cannabis use and the risk of tuberculosis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis has been identified as a possible risk factor in some tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks. As the most widely used (largely) illegal substance in Western countries this may be an important public health concern. We aim to systematically review the evidence on the association between cannabis use and TB (latent infection and active disease) to inform ongoing and future TB prevention and control strategies.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review. We searched Ovid Medline, Embase and PsycInfo, together with the World Health Organization website and Google Scholar, for all years to January 2018. Reference lists and conference abstracts were hand-searched, a forward citation search was conducted on the Web of Science, and experts were contacted. Two authors independ

SUBMITTER: French CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6660970 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature