Nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency must be addressed with the same urgency as HIV to end tuberculosis

Nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency must be addressed with the same urgency as HIV to end tuberculosis

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with 10.6 million cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone. One in 5 incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the fraction attributed to HIV. Like HIV, malnutrition is a cause of secondary immunodef...

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Main Authors: Madolyn R. Dauphinais, Kobto G. Koura, Prakash Babu Narasimhan, Saurabh Mehta, Julia L. Finkelstein, Scott K. Heysell, Pranay Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Global and Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
HIV
Malnutrition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-023-00035-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-023-00035-0

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