Background: Tobacco smoking may be the most important risk factor for

Background: Tobacco smoking may be the most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development. without any evidence of infection or COPD. The serum levels of TNF- were assessed by ELISA. Results: The TNF- serum levels were significantly higher for the group of smokers compared to the group of nonsmokers ( 0.004). We… Continue reading Background: Tobacco smoking may be the most important risk factor for

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Supplementary MaterialsAdditional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article in the publisher’s web\site. in Tanzanian subjects with active or latent illness stratified by their diabetic status. Methods HIV bad active TB individuals (18 years) with Xpert MTB/RIF positive pulmonary TB were included before starting TB treatment in Dar sera Salaam,… Continue reading Supplementary MaterialsAdditional supporting information may be found in the online version