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Male gender and duration of anti-tuberculosis treatment are associated with hypocholesterolemia in adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Patients with Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and hypocholesterolemia have an altered immune function, delayed sputum conversion at two months and increased mortality. However, the assessment for dyslipidemias is not often done in our setting. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted...
Autores principales: | Mukisa, John, Kawooya, Ismael, Nangendo, Joan, Nalutaaya, Annet, Nyamwiza, Jean, Sam, Ali, Ssenyonga, Ronald, Worodria, William, Mupere, Ezekiel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Makerere Medical School
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307033/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30602978 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i3.3 |
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