Oxidative stress index as a novel biochemical marker in tuberculosis; with therapeutic benefit of antioxidant supplementation.

Autor: Kondaveeti, Suresh Babu, Annam, Vamseedhar, Suresh, D. R.
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases; 2012 Supplement, Vol. 12 Issue Supplment 1, p1-1, 1p
Abstrakt: The article presents a study which investigates the therapeutic benefit of antioxidant (ATT) supplementation in tuberculosis. The cross-sectional study performed the evaluation the lipid peroxidation and the marker for total antioxidant capacity and measured the oxidative stress index. Results in the study found that anti-tuberculosis therapy (ATT) with antioxidant supplementation decreased oxidative stress index and showed better improvement in outcome of TB patients.
Databáze: Complementary Index