Characteristics of Tuberculosis Infection in Rheumatic Disease

N/ACompletedNCT03736278

National Taiwan University Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

A retrospective study evaluating the characteristics of tuberculosis infection in patients of rheumatic disease.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Tuberculosis Autoimmune Diseases

Interventions

No interventionOTHER

We group the patients according to the outcome (survival vs mortality)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The patients with International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes of rheumatic diseases during 2006-2017 * Definite evidence of tuberculosis infection Exclusion Criteria: * HIV, malignancy, not follow-up rheumatic disease in National Taiwan University Hospital, younger than 20-year-old, refusing attend research

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality

Death of any cause (The definition of TB mortality from WHO is death of any cause during TB treatment.)

Time frame: approximately 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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