Relationship between smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis based on positive sputum smears

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Shinde, Mahesh (Author), Dixit, Sangramsingh (Author), Patel, Mihir (Author), Sharma, Atharva (Author), Satam, Juily (Author), Patil, Yogeshwari (Author), Upadhyay, Dheer (Author), Chiwadshetti, Shreyasi (Author), Mathur, Adhiraj (Author), Rege, Varad (Author), Kumari, Arunojya (Author), Seth, Hiya (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Introduction: Smoking and tuberculosis are the two major, global health problems. Not only active smokers but also passive smokers are at risk of becoming infected with tuberculosis. Through many mechanisms, smoking decreases immunity and predisposes to numerous infections. This has a negative impac...