Research ArticleArticle
Systemic Sclerosis and the Risk of Tuberculosis
Shuo-Ming Ou, Wen-Chien Fan, Kun-Ta Cho, Chiu-Mei Yeh, Vincent Yi-Fong Su, Man-Hsin Hung, Yu-Sheng Chang, Yi-Jung Lee, Yung-Tai Chen, Pei-Wen Chao, Wu-Chang Yang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Wei-Shu Wang, Hsuan-Ming Tsao, Li-Fu Chen, Fa-Yauh Lee and Chia-Jen Liu
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2014, jrheum.131125; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.131125
Shuo-Ming Ou
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Wen-Chien Fan
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Kun-Ta Cho
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Chiu-Mei Yeh
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Vincent Yi-Fong Su
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Man-Hsin Hung
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Yu-Sheng Chang
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Yi-Jung Lee
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Yung-Tai Chen
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Pei-Wen Chao
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Wu-Chang Yang
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Tzeng-Ji Chen
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Wei-Shu Wang
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Hsuan-Ming Tsao
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Li-Fu Chen
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Fa-Yauh Lee
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
Chia-Jen Liu
From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan. Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes. S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University. Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com. Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
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- Shuo-Ming Ou,
- Wen-Chien Fan,
- Kun-Ta Cho,
- Chiu-Mei Yeh,
- Vincent Yi-Fong Su,
- Man-Hsin Hung,
- Yu-Sheng Chang,
- Yi-Jung Lee,
- Yung-Tai Chen,
- Pei-Wen Chao,
- Wu-Chang Yang,
- Tzeng-Ji Chen,
- Wei-Shu Wang,
- Hsuan-Ming Tsao,
- Li-Fu Chen,
- Fa-Yauh Lee and
- Chia-Jen Liu
- From the Division of Nephrology, the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, the Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, the Department of Chest Medicine, and the Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli; School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Public Health, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
Supported by a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V101D-001-2). The study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health and managed by National Health Research Institutes. The interpretation and conclusions contained herein do not represent those of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, or National Health Research Institutes.
S-M. Ou, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; W-C. Fan, MD, Division of Chest Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; K-T. Cho, MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-M. Yeh, MS, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; V.Y-F. Su, MD, Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; M-H. Hung, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-S. Chang, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital; Y-J. Lee, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Y-T. Chen, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch; P-W. Chao, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; W-C. Yang, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University; T-J. Chen, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; W-S. Wang, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; H-M. Tsao, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; L-F. Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital; F-Y. Lee, PhD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; C-J. Liu, MD, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University.
Drs. Shuo-Ming Ou and Wen-Chien Fan contributed equally to this study.
Address correspondence to Dr. Chia-Jen Liu, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital No. 201, Shipai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan. E-mail: chiajenliu@gmail.com.
Accepted for publication April 7, 2014.
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