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- 2018
Male gender and duration of anti-tuberculosis treatment are associated with hypocholesterolemia in adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kampala, UgandaDOI: 10.4314/ahs.v18i3.3 Keywords: Hypocholesterolemia, pulmonary tuberculosis, duration of anti-tuberculosis treatment, gender Abstract: Patients with Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and hypocholesterolemia have an altered immune function, delayed sputum conversion at two months and increased mortality. However, the assessment for dyslipidemias is not often done in our setting
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