… between pulmonary TB and increased dietary iron (lifetime … pulmonary TB and 98 control
subjects, increased dietary iron … estimated odds of developing pulmonary TB and with a trend …

… patients with pulmonary TB often had anaemia of chronic inflammation as shown by
disturbances in iron body status indices, although the possibility of iron deficiency anaemia cannot …

… Both Iron deficiency and excess can compromise immune and cellular functions. Low
iron status may impair motor activity and enhance disease susceptibility and excess iron …

… tends to increase serum ferritin concentration and decrease transferrin saturation [13], in
this study, we chose to gauge iron status by exposure to increased dietary iron in the form of …

… However, it may also be of interest to assess the Fe status in a clinical setting, … pulmonary
tuberculosis patients in Tanzania(9,10), we collected cross-sectional data on nutritional status. …

… The prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB cases ranges from 24 to 62%
in African countries and 33 to 68% in Asian countries according to a National WHO survey in …

… Evidence links iron with PTB pathogenesis both from the perspective of the pathogen and …
that restricts iron access. Most strikingly, a pattern of altered host iron status characterized by …

… pulmonary tuberculosis. Adult male patients 15–60 years of age with pulmonary tuberculosis
… matched for age and socio-economic status were taken as controls. Blood haemoglobin …

… are characterized by altered iron metabolism, iron-deficiency … status in Malawian patients
with pulmonary tuberculosis and … status in Malawian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and …

… pulmonary TB were anemic. Anemia of chronic disease (128 [97.17%]) was higher when
compared to that of those with iron… had pulmonary TB (87 [58%]) followed by extrapulmonary TB …