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Tuberculosis
Study findings on tuberculosis are outlined in reports from Seoul National University
November 25th, 2008
"The effects of malnutrition on outcomes in miliary tuberculosis (MTB) are not well described. The aim of the present study was to find predictors for the development of acute respiratory failure (ARF) and survival in MTB patients, focusing on parameters reflecting nutritional condition," scientists writing in the European Respiratory Journal report. "Out of the patients from three hospitals who had microbiologically or histopathologically confirmed tuberculosis, 56 patients presenting with typical disseminated pulmonary nodules on radiographs were retrospectively enrolled. A four-point nutritional risk score (NRS) was defined according to the presence of four...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-25)
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