Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2000 Jul; 3(4): 285-91.

Tuberculosis, malnutrition and wasting.

Schwenk A, Macallan DC.

Department of Infectious Diseases, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. [email protected]

Malnutrition predisposes to tuberculosis, and tuberculosis causes 'consumption'. Starting from current advances and historic findings in epidemiology and immunology, we can hope to decipher the effects of macro- and micronutrient deficiency upon tuberculosis, the contribution of immune response to the pathogenesis of wasting, and the best approach to its treatment.