[Determination of zinc, copper, iron and zinc/copper ratio in the hair of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients].
The determination of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc/copper ratio (Zn/Cu) in hair in 70 active pulmonary tuberculosis and 51 healthy individuals were reported. The Zn and Zn/Cu in hair of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, in cases with cavities or noncavities and in cases with smear positive or negative sputum were lower than that of healthy individuals (P less than 0.01). But there was no difference in the hair Fe between the patients and healthy individuals.
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Hospital 309 of PLA.
D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism*; D006197:Hair / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc