Almost 800 million people are chronically undernourished worldwide, of whom 98% are in
low-and middle-income countries where tuberculosis is endemic. In many tuberculosis …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious cause of death worldwide, despite ongoing efforts
to limit its incidence and mortality. Although the European Region has made gains in TB …

Little is known about the long-term natural history of Mycobacterium avium complex lung
disease (MAC-LD) in untreated patients with stable course. The aim of this study was to …

Background Undernutrition is the leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) globally. Its impact
on treatment outcomes is poorly defined. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort …

Objective This study was designed to assess and analyze nutritional status (NS) and
immune status in patients with tuberculosis. Methods A retrospective analysis was …

In studies evaluating the association between body mass index (BMI) and risk of
tuberculosis (TB), the data for the underweight population has been limited and results were …

Introduction Tuberculosis is a global health problem that causes 1. 4 million deaths every
year. It has been estimated that sputum smear-negative diagnosis but culture-positive …

Background Malnutrition is prevalent in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and is
associated with a poor prognosis. Objective This study aims to assess the prevalence and …

Nutrition is essential to life, health, and protection from disease. Pneumocystis jiroveci
pneumonia—the first opportunistic infection associated with AIDS and indicative of …

Background Sputum smear and culture conversions are an important indicator of treatment
efficacy and help to determine treatment duration in multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR …