12 research outputs found
An experimental study on thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids containing carbon nanotubes
Injection drug use, food insecurity, and HIV-HCV co-infection: a longitudinal cohort analysis
Assessment of biomechanical properties of specially-designed miniplate patterns in a mandibular subcondylar fracture model with finite element analysis and a servohydraulic testing unit
A core–shell double-layer structured polylactic acid/chitosan delivery system containing large molecular protein
MWCNT and COOH–MWCNT aqueous nanofluids: thermophysical and rheological characterization
Cu-Catalyzed Esterification Reaction via Aerobic Oxygenation and C–C Bond Cleavage: An Approach to α-Ketoesters
High-density linkage map construction and QTL analysis for earliness-related traits in Gossypium hirsutum L
Convergence of a Diabetes Mellitus, Protein Energy Malnutrition, and TB Epidemic: the Neglected Elderly Population
On a global scale, nearly two billion persons are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. From this vast reservoir of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, a substantial number will develop active TB during their lifetime, with some being able to transmit TB or Multi-drug- resistant (MDR) TB to others. There is clinical evidence pointing to a higher prevalence of infectious diseases including TB among individuals with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Furthermore, ageing and diabetes mellitus may further aggravate protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), which in turn impairs T-lymphocyte mediated immunologic defenses, thereby increasing the risk of developing active TB and compromising TB treatment. This article aims to a) highlight synergistic mechanisms associated with immunosenescence, DM and PEM in relation to the development of active TB and b) identify nutritional, clinical and epidemiological research gaps