Eva Inayatul Faiza
Indonesia
Review Article
Level of Zinc, Retinol, Blood Macrophages, T- Lymphocytes and Immunoglobulin G in Children with Tuberculosis and Non Tuberculosis
Author(s): Merryana Adriani, Yoanita Indra Kumala Dewi, Eva Inayatul Faiza and Bambang WirjatmadiMerryana Adriani, Yoanita Indra Kumala Dewi, Eva Inayatul Faiza and Bambang Wirjatmadi
Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children in the world, but still lack of priority in overcomes them. Every year estimated 9 million new tuberculosis cases with 1 million of whom are children aged <15 years and 2 million of them died. Nutrients which are very influential on a child's immune system are fat, protein, vitamin A and zinc. The presence of zinc in the body greatly affects the immune function so it plays an important role in the prevention of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis. The purpose of this study is to determine differences in serum zinc levels, serum retinol levels, levels of blood macrophages, T-lymphocytes and IgG between children with tuberculosis with healthy children or non- tuberculosis.
This study is a comparative observational study with cross sectional study design. The sampling technique of this stud.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0509.1000S1003