Alveolar deposition of inhaled fine particulate matter increased risk of severity of pulmonary tuberculosis in the upper and middle lobes

ERJ Open Res. 2023 Jul 3;9(4):00064-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00064-2023. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Firdian Makrufardi^{1

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3}, Kuan-Jen Bai^{4

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3}, Chi-Won Suk⁴, Desy Rusmawatiningtyas², Kian Fan Chung⁶, Hsiao-Chi Chuang^{5

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¹ International PhD Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada - Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
³ These authors contributed equally.
⁴ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁶ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁷ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
⁸ Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁹ Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Abstract

Inhaled PM_2.5 associated with pulmonary tuberculosis https://bit.ly/3VXAKfq.