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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (12): 1272-1275.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2020.12.004

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Must value nutritional treatment of tuberculosis patients

ZHANG Sheng-kang*, TONG Zhao-wei, TANG Han-mei, YAN Mi, YUAN Dan, TANG Xi-liang(), SHEN Sheng-rong   

  1. *Department of Nutrition,Hunan Chest Hospital, Changsha 410013,China
  • Received:2020-06-05 Online:2020-12-10 Published:2020-12-24
  • Contact: TANG Xi-liang E-mail:289751301@qq.com

Abstract:

Malnutrition is an important factor affecting the treatment effectiveness and prognosis of tuberculosis. At present, with the increase of diabetes, HIV infection patients getting tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis, nutrition issue have attracted more and more scholar’s attention. Evidence from multiple clinical studies shows that using certain nutrients or immune enhancers during the treatment of tuberculosis can improve the immunity of patients, promote calcification and repair of tuberculosis lesions, and reduce the incidence complications such as lung infections, lower death rate. Clinical nutrition has gradually changed from nutritional support to nutritional therapy.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Malnutrition, Nutrition therapy, Outcome and process assessment (health care)