Male gender and duration of anti-tuberculosis treatment are associated with hypocholesterolemia in adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Patients with Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and hypocholesterolemia have an altered immune function, delayed sputum conversion at two months and increased mortality. However, the assessment for dyslipidemias is not often done in our setting. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted...

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Published in:Afr Health Sci
Main Authors: Mukisa, John, Kawooya, Ismael, Nangendo, Joan, Nalutaaya, Annet, Nyamwiza, Jean, Sam, Ali, Ssenyonga, Ronald, Worodria, William, Mupere, Ezekiel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Makerere Medical School 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307033/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30602978
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i3.3
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