Iron status predicts treatment failure and mortality in tuberculosis patients: a prospective cohort study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Experimental data suggest a role for iron in the course of tuberculosis (TB) infection, but there is limited evidence on the potential effects of iron deficiency or iron overload on the progression of TB disease in humans. The aim of the present analysis was to examine the association of iron status...

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Main Authors: Sheila Isanaka, Said Aboud, Ferdinand Mugusi, Ronald J Bosch, Walter C Willett, Donna Spiegelman, Christopher Duggan, Wafaie W Fawzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3350480?pdf=render