Nutritional status affects serum interleukin-8 level in active pulmonary tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis patients
Introduction:Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem. Someone infected by Mtb may become latent TB or active TB. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a proinflammatory cytokines as well as a chemokine which play a role in immunity of Mtb. Furthermore, progressivity of Mtb is also correlated with aging, diabe...
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Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
2019-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpub.net/index.php?fulltxt=47347&fulltxtj=172&fulltxtp=172-1557147936.pdf |