PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV-EXPOSED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA.
Finkelstein J, Manji K, Duggan C, Hertzmark E, Mehta S, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W. PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV-EXPOSED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA. East African Medical Journal 2012, 89: 183-92. PMID: 26856040, PMCID: PMC10864092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisChild mid-upper arm circumferenceMid-upper arm circumferenceT-cell countsArm circumferenceReduced riskCD4 T-cell countCD8 T-cell countsLow vitamin E levelsAppropriate infant feedingDuration of breastfeedingLongitudinal cohort studyVitamin E levelsIncident tuberculosisAntenatal clinicCohort studyLymphocyte countHIV infectionTuberculosis infectionChild tuberculosisHIV statusNutritional interventionImmunological statusInfant feedingE levels