Deficiency of Micronutrient Status in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in North India docx

... Issue 4 449 Biomedical Research 2011, 22 (4): 449-454 Deficiency of Micronutrient Status in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in North India Irfan Ahmad*, VK Srivastava*, R Prasad**, Mohd. ... higher in patients than in controls. Low concentrations of serum retinol can be due to a number of factors, including re- duced intake or reduced absorption of fat...

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... the patients did not return for a scheduled appointment within a week of expected review on two or more occasions. Extensive radiological involvement was defined as lesion(s) involving an area of ... because of the longer distance, leading to poor adherence. In our setting the effects of this factor could have been masked by presence of various TB clinics within the city. Our st...

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... in TB control in 1993 and has offi- cially reported 100% DOTS coverage in all nine pro- vinces since 2003 [3]. A good functioning primary health care system is crucial in the implementation of DOTS. ... Belgium. 4 Ministry of Health, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program, Lusaka, Zambia. 5 Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Nationa...

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... rates of nearly 19% in extra- pulmonary TB (EPTB) and approximately 28% in smear- negative PTB (including EPTB). This and other related studies have indicated a background of HIV infection in these ... analysis and interpretation of results and writing of the manuscript and as corresponding author. FE contributed to interpretation of the data and writing of the manuscript....

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... analyses The feasibility of conducting quality of life interviews among TB patients using the MOS in urban Uganda setting was evaluated by examining the percent of miss- ing item responses, interviewer-reported ... informa- tion. The study nurses were not involved in the routine care of patients at the individual clinics. Patient’sHIV sero -status was obtained verbally from t...

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... studies include rates of ocular in- volvement among patients with pulmonary TB (PTB). Donahue in 1967 reported a prevalence of ocular TB of 1.46% in 10,524 patients from a tuberculosis sanitarium in ... are in- fected yearly [1], making it a major public health concern in the country. TB in the Philippines ranked fifth in the 10 leading causes of death and fift...

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... Chemotherapy of tuberculosis in Hong Kong: a consensus statement. The Tuberculosis Control Coordinating Committee (Department of Health) and the Tuberculosis Subcommittee of the Coordinating Committee in ... ideal for elderly patients who find the visual field test difficult. This study is focused on the detection of subclinical RNFL thinning using the NFA in pulmonary...

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... Proportions of resistance patterns were determined using a num- ber of resistant cases using as a denominator. Resistance to at least one drug was found in 304 (29.7%) patients in 1023 a total of tuberculosis ... the extent of multi-drug resistance (MDR) strains, indicating the quality of TB control in the coun- try. Knowledge of the prevalence of drug resist- ance in...

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... After obtaining informed consent, the patien ts were interviewed and the information obtained, including past history of anti -tuberculosis drugs for prophylactic and/or treatment of active tuberculosis ... proportion of patients with past history of using anti -tuberculosis drugs was higher in HIV positive than in HIV negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients. This may...

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... General of Health Services. New Delhi, India: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2003. 9 Balasubramanian R. Fully intermittent 6-month regimens for pulmonary tuberculosis in south India. Indian ... quitting smoking. KEY WORDS: tuberculosis; DOTS; India; relapse IN THE REVISED National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) of India, based on the DOTS strategy, patie...

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