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Review
. 2000 Jul;3(4):285-91.
doi: 10.1097/00075197-200007000-00008.

Tuberculosis, malnutrition and wasting

A Schwenk  1 , D C Macallan
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Review

Tuberculosis, malnutrition and wasting

A Schwenk et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2000 Jul.

Abstract

Malnutrition predisposes to tuberculosis, and tuberculosis causes 'consumption'. Starting from current advances and historic findings in epidemiology and immunology, we can hope to decipher the effects of macro- and micronutrient deficiency upon tuberculosis, the contribution of immune response to the pathogenesis of wasting, and the best approach to its treatment.

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