Cholesterol-rich diets used in tuberculosis treatment

Published in CHEST February 2005 vol. 127 no. 2 643-651

A Cholesterol-Rich Diet Accelerates Bacteriologic Sterilization in Pulmonary Tuberculosis*
Carlos Pérez-Guzmán, MD, MS, Mario H. Vargas, MD, MS, FCCP, Francisco Quiñonez, MD, MS, Norma Bazavilvazo, CCN, Adriana Aguilar, RD and the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Tuberculosis Outpatient Service Team

This study can be accessed at: http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/127/2/643.abstract?ijkey=7fc59c5f3fd9d8e2c4959d512612087f2f5595bf&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

The study concluded that: "A cholesterol-rich diet accelerated the sterilization rate of sputum cultures in pulmonary tuberculosis patients, suggesting that cholesterol should be used as a complementary measure in antitubercular treatment".

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