Nutritional status evaluation and nutrient intake in adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and their contacts

Introduction: Malnutrition is a common status in patients with tuberculosis (TB). Because TB is disseminated through the sputum of infected persons, individuals who maintain relations with a TB patient are at high risk of infection; this risk is greater when contacts present an inadequate nutrition...

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Published in:	Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Main Authors:	Eduardo Campos-Gongora, Julieta López-Martínez, Joselina Huerta-Oros, Gerardo I Arredondo-Mendoza, Zacarías Jiménez-Salas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2019-04-01
Subjects:	Tuberculosis nutritional status nutrient intake TB-patients household contacts
Online Access:	https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11267