ArticleHeliyon2023
Association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and the risk of tuberculosis: A time-series study in Nantong, China.
Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Associations of exposure to ambient PMBMC public health · 2026Article
- Predicting treatment outcomes in drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural eastern China.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Geospatial analysis of tuberculosis incidence in relation to socio-economic and environmental indicators in Romania.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Predicting Tuberculosis Risk in Cattle, Buffaloes, Sheep, and Goats in China Based on Air Pollutants and Meteorological Factors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Association between ambient particulate matter and latent tuberculosis infection among 198 275 students.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Ambient air pollution contributed to pulmonary tuberculosis in China.Emerging microbes & infections · 2024Article
- Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Tuberculosis Distribution in Romania and Particulate Matter Pollution Associated With Risk of Infection.GeoHealth · 2024Article
- Association of ambient PMIJID regions · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Increasing evidence has shown that the risk of tuberculosis (TB) might be related to the exposure to air pollutants; however, the findings are inconsistent and studies on long-term air pollutant exposure and TB risk are scarce. This study aime to assess the relationship between monthly exposure to air pollution and TB risk in Nantong, China. Methods: We collected the time series data on the number of TB cases, as well as environmental and socioeconomic covariates from January 2005 to December 2020. The impact of air pollutant exposure on TB risk was evaluated using the distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM). Stratified analyses were conducted to examine the effect modifications of sex and age on the association between air pollutants and TB risk. Sensitivity analyses were applied to test the stability of the model. Results: There were a total of 54,096 cases of TB in Nantong during the study period. In the single-pollutant model, for each 10 μg/m Conclusions: Our study suggests that air pollutants pose a substantial threat to the TB risk. Reducing air pollution might be crucial for TB prevention and control.
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