Browsing Research Articles (Immunology) by Subject "Johannesburg, South Africa"

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Effect of smoking on acute phase reactants, stress hormone responses and vitamin C in pulmonary tuberculosis

Opolot, John O.; Theron, Annette J.; MacPhail, Patrick; Feldman, Charles; Anderson, Ronald (Makerere University Medical School, 2017-06)

BACKGROUND : Chronic inflammation, possibly exacerbated by cigarette smoking, is considered to be the primary cause of pulmonary damage in patients with tuberculosis (TB). However, the mechanisms which underpin these ...
The prevalence of smoking and the knowledge of smoking hazards and smoking cessation strategies among HIV-positive patients in Johannesburg, South Africa

Maweru, P.; Anderson, Ronald; Steel, Helen C.; Venter, Willem Daniel Francois; Murdoch, D.; Feldman, Charles (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-11)

BACKGROUND. While the detrimental effects of smoking among HIV-positive patients have been well documented, there is a paucity of data regarding cigarette smoking prevalence among these patients in South Africa ...

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