Undernourished household contacts of TB patients in India are three times more likely to develop TB disease.
Undernourished household contacts of TB patients are three times more likely to develop TB disease, according to a recent study. Researchers followed household contacts in India, a country with a high prevalence of both undernutrition and TB cases. The study found that undernourished individuals, who have blunted immune systems, are at a higher risk of progressing to TB disease after exposure to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria.
April 23, 2024
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