Open AccessAdjuvant Efficacy of Nutrition Support During Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treating Course
Author(s) -
Zhuang-Li Si,
Kang Ling-ling,
Xubo Shen,
Yuanzhong Zhou
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.170255
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , tuberculosis , sputum , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , placebo , body mass index , alternative medicine , pathology
Malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB) tend to interact with each other. TB may lead to nutrition deficiencies that will conversely delay recovery by depressing immune functions. Nutrition support can promote recovery in the subject being treated for TB. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition support on promoting the recovery of adult pulmonary TB patients with anti-TB drug therapy.