Association of pulmonary tuberculosis with increased dietary iron

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 936-939

  Gangaidzo, Innocent T ^a   Moyo, Victor M ^c   Mvundura, Elisha ^a   Aggrey, George ^e   Murphree, Nyasha L ^b   Khumalo, Hlosukwazi ^a   Saungweme, Thokozile ^a   Kasvosve, Ishmael ^a   Gomo, Zvenyika A R ^a   Rouault, Tracey ^d   Boelaert, Johan R ^g   Gordeuk, Victor R ^f  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b Nyadire Mission Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; IRON INTAKE; IRON STORAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEROLOGY; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BEER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035479057     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323203     Document Type: Article

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