Nutritional Status and Tuberculosis Risk in Adult and Pediatric Household Contacts.

Omowunmi AibanaXeno AcharyaChuan-Chin HuangMercedes C BecerraJerome T GaleaSilvia S ChiangCarmen ContrerasRoger CalderonRosa YatacoGustavo E VelásquezKaren TintayaJudith JimenezLeonid LeccaMegan B Murray

Published in: PloS one (2016)

High body mass index protects adults against TB disease even at levels ≥ 35 kg/m2. This protective effect does not extend to TB infection and is not seen in children.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
body mass index
young adults
pulmonary tuberculosis
childhood cancer
weight gain
physical activity
emergency department
weight loss