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SUBMITTER: Hochberg NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5568341 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hochberg Natasha S NS Sarkar Sonali S Horsburgh C Robert CR Knudsen Selby S Pleskunas Jane J Sahu Swaroop S Kubiak Rachel W RW Govindarajan S S Salgame Padmini P Lakshminarayanan Subitha S Sivaprakasam Amsaveni A White Laura F LF Joseph Noyal Maria NM Ellner Jerrold J JJ Roy Gautam G
PloS one 20170823 8
<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to define characteristics of TB patients in Puducherry and two districts of Tamil Nadu, India and calculate the population attributable fractions (PAF) of TB from malnutrition and alcohol.<h4>Methods</h4>New smear-positive TB cases were enrolled into the Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT India) cohort. Census and National Family Health Survey data were used for comparisons.<h4>Results</h4>Data were analyzed for 409 participants enrol ...[more]