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Cigarette smoking is associated with an increase in blood monocytes in people with tuberculosis: A cross-sectional study

The effect of smoking on immune responses in people with tuberculosis (TB) is not well elucidated. We aimed to compare peripheral blood counts of CD4+ and CD87 + T-lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils and the CD4:CD8 ratio in TB patients with and without history of cigarette smoking. We further d...

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Autores principales: Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Nabwana, Martin, Kansiime, Grace, Nuwagira, Edwin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9478250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36123871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000030737