Cumulative incidence and incidence rate ratio for estimation of risk of tuberculosis in patients with cancer

Claudia C. Dobler

doi:10.1093/cid/cix516

Cumulative incidence and incidence rate ratio for estimation of risk of tuberculosis in patients with cancer

Claudia C. Dobler^*

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To the Editor—In their systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of active tuberculosis (TB) in patients with cancer, Cheng et al evaluated the cumulative incidence of TB among patients with cancer and used this information together with annual country-specific TB incidence rates from the World Health Organization to estimate the incidence rate ratio of TB in patients with cancer compared to the general population.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	65
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix516
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Cumulative incidence and incidence rate ratio for estimation of risk of tuberculosis in patients with cancer

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