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Alcohol use as a risk factor for tuberculosis – a systematic review
BMC Public Health · 2008 · Vol. 8(1) · pp. 289–289
Knut Lönnroth✉(World Health Organization)Brian Williams(World Health Organization)Stephanie Stadlin(World Health Organization)Ernesto Jaramillo(World Health Organization)Christopher Dye(World Health Organization)
Abstract
The risk of active tuberculosis is substantially elevated in people who drink more than 40 g alcohol per day, and/or have an alcohol use disorder. This may be due to both increased risk of infection related to specific social mixing patterns associated with alcohol use, as well as influence on the immune system of alcohol itself and of alcohol related conditions.
Schizophrenia research and treatmentTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMental Health Treatment and AccessMedicineConfoundingBiostatisticsTuberculosisMeta-analysisEpidemiologyRelative riskCohort studyRisk factorAlcohol
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Alcohol DrinkingHumansRisk FactorsTuberculosisCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsOdds RatioCase-Control StudiesAlcohol-Related Disorders
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