Tuberculosis, malnutrition and wasting.
Malnutrition predisposes to tuberculosis, and tuberculosis causes 'consumption'. Starting from current advances and historic findings in epidemiology and immunology, we can hope to decipher the effects of macro- and micronutrient deficiency upon tuberculosis, the contribution of immune response to the pathogenesis of wasting, and the best approach to its treatment.
Department of Infectious Diseases, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. a.schwenk@sghms.ac.uk
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D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016239:MEDLINE; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D019282:Wasting Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology