Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases the Risk of Nontuberculosis Mycobacterial Disease and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• Jun-Jun Yeh,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan

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• Yu-Chiao Wang,

  Affiliations Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Fung-Chang Sung,

  Affiliations College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University College of Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Chia-Hung Kao

  * E-mail: d10040@mail.cmuh.org.tw

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University College of Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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