Cigarette Smoking as a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis in Adults: Epidemiology and Aspects of Disease Pathogenesis.

In one study, this delay in culture conversion was dose-dependent [ 42 ], with a significant trend of increasing AOR ( p = 0.004) with greater smoking, rising to an AOR of 11.6 and 95% CI 1.8–73.4 in those smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day.

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