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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2017

Association of Immune Factors with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Case-Control Study.

En-Tao Sun, Dan Xia, Ben-He Li, Jun Ma, Yuan-Yuan Dong, Shu-Shu Ding, Bai-Feng Chen, Yu-Feng Wen

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

En-Tao SunSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Dan XiaSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Ben-He LiSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Jun MaSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Yuan-Yuan DongSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Shu-Shu DingSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Bai-Feng ChenSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Yu-Feng WenSchool of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China (mainland).
Wannan Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Presently, studies of factors associated with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) focus on patients' socio-demographic characteristics and living habits, to the exclusion of biochemical indicators, especially immune factors. This study was carried out to determine whether immune factors are associated with drug-resistant TB. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 227 drug-resistant pulmonary TB patients and 225 drug-susceptible pulmonary TB patients were enrolled in this study. Information on socio-demographic characteristics and biochemical indicators were obtained through their clinical records. Non-conditional logistic regression was used to analyze the association of these indicators with drug-resistant TB. RESULTS There were significant differences in re-treatment, marital status, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood uric acid (BUA), carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA), T-spot, and CD3 and CD4 counts between the 2 groups. In multivariable analysis, re-treatment [Odds Ratio (OR)=5.290, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]=2.652-10.551); CD3 (OR=1.034, 95% CI=1.001-1.068); CD4 (OR=1.035, 95% CI =1.001-1.070) and IgM (OR=1.845, 95% CI=1.153-2.952) were associated with drug-resistant TB. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the need for greater attention to re-treatment cases and immune function when treating drug-resistant TB.

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AdultAgedAntitubercular AgentsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalCase-Control StudiesCD3 ComplexCD4 AntigensChinaFemaleHumansImmunity, CellularImmunoglobulin MImmunologic FactorsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedAntitubercular AgentsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalCD3 ComplexCD4 AntigensImmunoglobulin MImmunologic Factors

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PMID29118314
PMCPMC5691569
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