Vitamin A and zinc deficiencies among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The link between tuberculosis (TB) and malnutrition has long been recognized. Vitamin A and zinc deficiencies may reduce the host defenses and increase the risk for diseases.

Objective

The aim of the present study was to estimate the difference in vitamin A and zinc deficiencies together with dietary intakes among pulmonary TB patients and controls.

Materials and methods

A case-control study design was employed to undertake this study in North Shewa, Ethiopia. Sputum smear examination, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to analyse acid fast bacilli (AFB), vitamin A, zinc, and C-reactive protein (CRP), respectively. Dietary intake was assessed usi

SUBMITTER: Keflie TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830141 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature