Undernourished Household Contacts Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, but not TB Infection— a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis

Ponnuraja, C and Padmapriyadarsini, C (2024) Undernourished Household Contacts Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, but not TB Infection— a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Undernourished Household Contacts Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, but not TB Infection— a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis, 79(1) (233-23).

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Abstract

Undernutrition is the leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) globally and in India. This multicenter prospective cohort analysis from India suggests that undernutrition is associated with increased risk of TB disease but not TB infection among household contacts of persons with TB.

Affiliation:	ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tubercuosis
Item Type:	Article
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/2173

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