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Impact of tea drinking upon tuberculosis: a neglected issue

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health issue posing serious harm to the human health. Many studies have suggested that smoking and excessive alcohol consumption are risk factors for TB. Laboratory evidence suggests that EGCG in tea leaves can arrest the growth of tubercle bacillus....

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Autores principales: Chen, Mengshi, Deng, Jing, Li, Wufei, Lin, Dan, Su, Congxu, Wang, Mian, Li, Xun, Abuaku, Benjamin Kwaku, Tan, Hongzhuan, Wen, Shi Wu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1855-6