Undernutrition is feeding the tuberculosis pandemic: A perspective

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide, with 1.5 million deaths in 2020. While TB incidence and mortality had previously been on a downwards trend, in 2020, TB mortality actually rose for the first time in a decade, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Undernutrition is the leading r...

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Main Authors: Madeline E. Carwile, Natasha S. Hochberg, Pranay Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240557942200016X