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Smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis treatment failure: a case-control study.

Juan P Aguilar TiconaMaría Belen ArriagaMonica Ninet RodasEduardo Martins Netto
Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)
Smoking and aging are both associated with pulmonary tuberculosis treatment failure. Therefore, as part of a tuberculosis control program, health personnel should be prepared to offer strategies to promote smoking cessation and should be more careful with older patients.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • smoking cessation
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • replacement therapy
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • quality improvement
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv aids
  • health information
  • drug induced