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Matched Cox-proportional hazard regression analysis of the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection after visiting an emergency department (ED)
| % of cases infected with TB |
Cox model |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization after ED visits | Hospitalization after outpatient visits | HR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| All TB (A15–A19) | 0.42 | 0.35 | 1.30 (1.12–1.52) | 0.0008 |
| Pulmonary TB (A15–A16) | 0.35 | 0.30 | 1.30 (1.10–1.53) | 0.0025 |
| Extrapulmonary TB (A17–A18) | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.26 (0.88–1.81) | 0.2059 |
HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.
