Nutritional status of adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in rural central India and its association with mortality.
Under-nutrition is a known risk factor for TB and can adversely affect treatment outcomes. However, data from India are sparse, despite the high burden of TB as well as malnutrition in India. We assessed the nutritional status at the time of diagnosis and completion of therapy, and its association w...
Main Authors: | Anurag Bhargava, Madhuri Chatterjee, Yogesh Jain, Biswaroop Chatterjee, Anju Kataria, Madhavi Bhargava, Raman Kataria, Ravi D'Souza, Rachna Jain, Andrea Benedetti, Madhukar Pai, Dick Menzies |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3812022?pdf=render |
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