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Higher Serum Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Reduced Systemic Inflammation and Mortality During Tuberculosis Treatment Independent of Body Mass Index

Background: Lipids play a central role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). The effect of serum lipid levels on TB treatment (ATT) outcomes and their association with serum inflammatory markers have not yet been characterized. Methods: Our retrospective cohort study on drug-susceptible TB patie...

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Autores principales: Chidambaram, Vignesh, Zhou, Lucas, Ruelas Castillo, Jennie, Kumar, Amudha, Ayeh, Samuel K., Gupte, Akshay, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Karakousis, Petros C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8257940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34239907
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.696517